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racks and snails

racks and snails is the plural of rack and snail.

Meaning of rack and snail

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

Questions about racks and snails

What is racks and snails the plural of?
Racks and snails is the plural of rack and snail.

Words near racks and snails in the dictionary

  1. rackoone
  2. rackrent
  3. rackrents
  4. racks
  5. racks and pinions
  6. racks and snails
  7. racks in
  8. racks off
  9. racks one's brain
  10. racks one's brains
  11. racks up

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