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/ˈsləʊwɜː(ɹ)m/ · noun
A small Old World lizard, Anguis fragilis, often mistaken for a snake, having no legs and small eyes..
Well, sir, it may be we shall have some better orations of it anon: well, Ile watch you as narrowly as ever you were watcht, and Ile play with you as the nightingale with the slowworme;[…]
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Slow worm means A small Old World lizard, Anguis fragilis, often mistaken for a snake, having no legs and small eyes..
Common synonyms include blindworm, deaf adder, hazelworm, long-cripple.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Well, sir, it may be we shall have some better orations of it anon: well, Ile watch you as narrowly as ever you were watcht, and Ile play with you as the nightingale with the slowworme;[…]
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