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Snail :: Snail (n.) A spiral cam, or a flat piece of metal of spirally curved outline, used for giving motion to, or changing the position of, another part, as the hammer tail of a striking clock..

Leprosy :: Leprosy (n.) A cutaneous disease which first appears as blebs or as reddish, shining, slightly prominent spots, with spreading edges. These are often followed by an eruption of dark or yellowish prominent nodules, frequently producing great deformity. In one variety of the disease, anaesthesia of the skin is a prominent symptom. In addition there may be wasting of the muscles, falling out of the hair and nails, and distortion of the hands and feet with destruction of the bones and joints. It is

Claw :: Claw (n.) To pull, tear, or scratch with, or as with, claws or nails..

Ianthina :: Ianthina (n.) Any gastropod of the genus Ianthina, of which various species are found living in mid ocean; -- called also purple shell, and violet snail..

Spike :: Spike (n.) Anything resembling such a nail in shape.

Exungulate :: Exungulate (v. t.) To pare off, as nails, the hoof, etc..

Tacket :: Tacket (n.) A small, broad-headed nail..

Doornail :: Doornail (n.) The nail or knob on which in ancient doors the knocker struck; -- hence the old saying, As dead as a doornail..

Supernal :: Supernaculum (adv. & n.) Good liquor, of which not enough is left to wet one's nail..

Pinchers :: Pinchers (n. pl.) An instrument having two handles and two grasping jaws working on a pivot; -- used for griping things to be held fast, drawing nails, etc..

Ungulate :: Ungulate (a.) Furnished with hoofs. See the Note under Nail, n., 1..

Set :: Set (n.) A short steel spike used for driving the head of a nail below the surface.

Gastropoda :: Gastropoda (n. pl.) One of the classes of Mollusca, of great extent. It includes most of the marine spiral shells, and the land and fresh-water snails. They generally creep by means of a flat, muscular disk, or foot, on the ventral side of the body. The head usually bears one or two pairs of tentacles. See Mollusca..

Frost :: Frost (v. t.) To roughen or sharpen, as the nail heads or calks of horseshoes, so as to fit them for frosty weather..

Mopboard :: Mopboard (n.) A narrow board nailed against the wall of a room next to the floor; skirting board; baseboard. See Baseboard.

Flat-headed :: Flat-headed (a.) Having a head with a flattened top; as, a flat-headed nail..

Retract :: Retract (n.) The pricking of a horse's foot in nailing on a shoe.

Snail :: Snail (n.) Hence, a drone; a slow-moving person or thing..

Basommatophora :: Basommatophora (n. pl.) A group of Pulmonifera having the eyes at the base of the tentacles, including the common pond snails..

Sprig :: Sprig (n.) A brad, or nail without a head..

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