单词 | frog |
释义 | frog 1. n.   1. any of various small amphibians of the order Anura, having a tailless smooth-skinned body with legs developed for jumping.   2. (Frog) Brit. sl. offens. a Frenchman.   3. a hollow in the top face of a brick for holding the mortar.   4. the nut of a violin-bow etc. Phrases and idioms frog-fish = angler-fish. frog in the (or one's) throat colloq. hoarseness. frog-spawn the spawn of a frog. Etymology: OE frogga f. Gmc 2. n. an elastic horny substance in the sole of a horse's foot. Etymology: 17th c.: orig. uncert. (perh. a use of FROG(1)) 3. n.   1. an ornamental coat-fastening of a spindle-shaped button and loop.   2. an attachment to a waist-belt to support a sword, bayonet, etc. Derivatives frogged adj. frogging n. Etymology: 18th c.: orig. unkn. 4. n. a grooved piece of iron at a place in a railway where tracks cross. Etymology: 19th c.: orig. unkn. |
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