Obs. exc. dial. [ME. snegge, = MLG. snigge, MHG. snegge, snecke, G. schnecke.] A snail. Cf. SNAG sb.3
1340. Ayenb., 32. Þo anlikneþ þan þet ne dar naȝt guo ine þe peþe uor þane snegge þet sseaweþ him his hornes.
18807. in Kentish and Cornish glossaries.