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Meaning
Noun
●
In Anurans & Horses:
Any of a
class
of small
tailless
amphibians
of the order Anura that
typically
hop.
●
In Musical instruments:
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.
●
In Anurans:
Road. Shorter, more common form of
frog
and toad.
●
The
depression
in the
upper
face
of a
pressed
or
handmade
clay
brick.
●
In Anatomy:
An
organ
on
the bottom
of a horse’s
hoof
that
assists
in the
circulation
of blood.
●
In Rail transportation:
The part of a
railway
switch
or
turnout
where the running-rails
cross
(from the
resemblance
to the
frog
in a horse’s hoof).
●
In Fishing:
A type of
fishing
lure
that
resembles
a frog.
⚠️
In Malaysian English & Politics:
defector: a
politician
who
simply
switches
between different political parties.
🤬
In Demonyms & Anurans:
A French person.
🤬
In Canadian English:
A French-speaking person from Quebec.
●
A
leather
or
fabric
loop
used to
attach
a
sword
or
bayonet
, or its
scabbard
, to a
waist
or
shoulder
belt.
●
An
ornate
fastener
for
clothing
consisting of
an
oblong
button
(covered with
netted
thread
),
toggle
, or
knot
, that
fits
through a loop.
●
Alternative form of
frog
(“French person”)
Verb
●
To
hunt
or
trap
frogs.
●
In Biology:
To use a
pronged
plater
to
transfer
(cells) to another plate.
●
In Cooking:
To
spatchcock
(a chicken).
●
To
ornament
or
fasten
a
coat
, etc. with frogs.
●
To
unravel
part of (a
knitted
garment
) while
knitting
it in order to
correct
a mistake.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
frog
English
frog legs
English
frogge
Middle English (1100-1500)
frogga
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Frosh
Frosk
Frock
Baguette
Road
Spatchcock
Common Crossing
Cheese-Eating Surrender Monkey
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Cog
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