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noun • a projectile that is fired from a gun • a unit of mass equal to the mass that accelerates at 1 foot/sec/sec when acted upon by a force of 1 pound; approximately 14.5939 kilograms • a counterfeit coin • an idle slothful person • an amount of an alcoholic drink (usually liquor) that is poured or gulped • a strip of type metal used for spacing • any of various terrestrial gastropods having an elongated slimy body and no external shell • (boxing) a blow with the fist verb • strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat • be idle; exist in a changeless situation | ||||
| 50% | 5 | Word for any dog originally, later a more specific canine bred for hunting, such as a beagle; a contemptible or despicable person; a pursuer in a paper chase; or, any assiduous seeker | ||
noun • any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears • someone who is morally reprehensible verb • pursue or chase relentlessly | ||||
| 41% | 4 | A bivalve such as a jingle shell to which a ringing bell-, buzz- or tinkle-making retro flip phone is likened; or, a person who silently keeps secrets hidden within their figurative shell | ||
noun • burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness • a piece of paper money worth one dollar • flesh of either hard-shell or soft-shell clams verb • gather clams, by digging in the sand by the ocean | ||||
Word In The Medieval Period For A Slow Moving Lazy Person That Later Came To Describe Any Dilatory Animal Or Vehicle Such As A Shell Less Snail
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SLUG which was last seen in the Telegraph Giant General Knowledge crossword.
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SLUG
Updated: October 12, 2023
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