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rack and snail

rack and snail noun: a mechanism in a striking timepiece that allows the hands to be advanced without having to wait for it to strike.

Noun

rack and snail (plural racks and snails)

  1. a mechanism in a striking timepiece that allows the hands to be advanced without having to wait for it to strike

Forms of rack and snail

pluralracks and snails

Questions about rack and snail

What does rack and snail mean?
Rack and snail means a mechanism in a striking timepiece that allows the hands to be advanced without having to wait for it to strike.
What part of speech is rack and snail?
Rack and snail is a noun.
What is the plural of rack and snail?
The plural of rack and snail is racks and snails.

Words near rack and snail in the dictionary

  1. racization
  2. rack
  3. rack and pinion
  4. rack and pinions
  5. rack and ruin
  6. rack and snail
  7. rack bar
  8. rack bars
  9. rack block
  10. rack blocks
  11. rack in

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