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frog

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  1. toad                  
 
frog \'fro.g, 'fra:g\ n [ME frogge, fr. OE frogga; akin to OHG frosk frog, 
   Skt pra]vate he jumps up 1a: any of various smooth-skinned web-footed 
   largely aquatic tailless agile  leaping amphibians (as of the suborder 
   Diplasiocoela) 1b: a condition in the throat that produces hoarseness {had 
   a ~ in  his throat} 2: the triangular elastic horny pad in the middle of 
   the sole of the foot o f a horse 3a1: a loop attached to a belt to hold a 
   weapon or tool  3a2: an ornamental braiding for fastening the front of a 
   garment that consi sts of a button and a loop through which it passes 3b: a 
   device permitting the wheels on one rail of a tract to cross an inter 
   secting rail 3c: the nut of a violin bow