English Explanatory Dictionary

snail-wheel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. In some striking timepieces, a rotating piece with a spiral periphery having notches so arranged as to determine the number of strokes made on the bell.

Word forms

snail-wheel snail-wheels
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