Householder making very slow progress (5)
I believe the answer is:
snail
This could be a double definition.
'householder' is the first definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot understand how one could define the other.
'very slow progress' is the second definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot understand how they can define each other.
'making' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for snail that I've seen before include "Edible terrestrial mollusc" , "Common garden mollusc" , "Its speed was emulated by Shakespeare's creeping schoolboy" , "Escargot" , "Soft-bodied garden animal with shell" .)