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plural frogs
Any of a class of small tailless amphibians of the order Anura that typically hop. quotations examples
Awesome leather armbands with spikes like two feet long / Hair is parted down the middle, frowning like a frog
2008, Lich King, “Black Metal Sucks”, in Toxic Zombie Onslaught
(music) The part of a violin bow (or that of other similar string instruments such as the viola, cello and contrabass) located at the end held by the player, to which the horsehair is attached. examples
(Cockney rhyming slang) Road. Shorter, more common form of frog and toad.
The depression in the upper face of a pressed or handmade clay brick. examples
An organ on the bottom of a horse’s hoof that assists in the circulation of blood. examples
(rail transport) The part of a railway switch or turnout where the running-rails cross (from the resemblance to the frog in a horse’s hoof). examples
(fishing) A type of fishing lure that resembles a frog. quotations examples
`What you need are frogs,' said the veteran. `Fish them at night. There's nothing like them on big cork floats.'
1983, The Fisherman Who Laughed, page 40
(politics, slang, derogatory, Malaysia) Defector: politician who switches to a different political party.
third-person singular simple present frogs, present participle frogging, simple past and past participle frogged
To hunt or trap frogs. examples
(transitive, biology) To use a pronged plater to transfer (cells) to another plate.
(transitive, cooking) To spatchcock (a chicken). examples
plural frogs, feminine frogette
(offensive) A French person. examples
(Canada, offensive) A French-speaking person from Quebec. examples
A leather or fabric loop used to attach a sword or bayonet, or its scabbard, to a waist or shoulder belt. examples
An ornate fastener for clothing consisting of an oblong button (covered with netted thread), toggle, or knot, that fits through a loop. quotations examples
The visitor was about fifty-two years of age, dressed in one of the green surtouts, ornamented with black frogs, which have so long maintained their popularity all over Europe.
1844, Alexander Dumas, The Count of Monte Cristo
To ornament or fasten a coat, etc. with frogs. examples
(transitive) To unravel part of (a knitted garment) while knitting it in order to correct a mistake. examples