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SNAIL . l . chômet , Leviticus 11:30 . See Lizard. 2 . shabbÄ•lul , Psalms 58:8 ‘Let them he as a snail which melteth and passeth away.’ The reference here appears to be to the slimy track which a snail leaves behind it, which gives the appearance of ‘melting away.’

E. W. G. Masterman.