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单词 frog and toad
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frog and toadn.

Brit. /ˌfrɒɡ (ə)n ˈtəʊd/, U.S. /ˌfrɔɡ (ə)n ˈtoʊd/, /ˌfrɑɡ (ə)n ˈtoʊd/, Australian English /ˌfrɔɡ (ə)n ˈtoʊd/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: frog n.1, and conj.1, toad n.
Etymology: < frog n.1 + and conj.1 + toad n., rhyming slang for road n.
slang (chiefly British and Australian).
Chiefly with the: the road.
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1859 J. C. Hotten Dict. Slang 143 Frog and toad, the main road.
1901 Truth (Sydney) 29 Sept. 7/3 If a Demon or a Crusher Ikes him by the frog and toad.
1971 F. Hardy Outcasts of Foolgarah 26 We'll have one for the frog and toad.
1991 J. O'Connor Cowboys & Indians (1992) 57 Jimmy said yeah, they'd be hitting the old frog and toad any minute themselves.
2007 Mirror (Nexis) 1 Sept. 8 Fancy going down the frog and toad for a pint of pig's ear?
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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