"rack and snail" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: racks and snails [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|racks and snails}} 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

Inflected forms

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