— snaillike , adj.
/snayl/ , n.
1. any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
2. a slow or lazy person; sluggard.
3. a cam having the form of a spiral.
4. Midwestern and Western U.S. a sweet roll in spiral form, esp. a cinnamon roll or piece of Danish pastry.
[ bef. 900; ME snail, snayl ( e ), OE snegel; c. LG snagel, G (dial.) Schnegel ]