The Collaborative International Dictionary
Escargatoire
Escargatoire \Es*car`ga*toire"\, n. [F. escargoti[`e]re, fr.
escargot snail.]
A nursery of snails. [Obs.]
--Addison.
Wiktionary
escargatoire
n. 1 A nursery for snails. 2 By extrapolation, a large number of snails.