FROG | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Frog

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

Old English frogga, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vors and German Frosch. Used as a general term of abuse in Middle English, the term was applied specifically to the Dutch in the mid 17th century, and then to the French; its application to the French is partly alliterative, partly from the reputation of the French for eating frogs' legs

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: frɒɡ
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a tailless amphibian with a short squat body, moist smooth skin, and very long hind legs for leaping.

Short Definition:

tailless amphibian with short squat body

Definition:

a French person.

Short Definition:

French person

Definition:

the piece into which the hair is fitted at the lower end of the bow of a stringed instrument.

Short Definition:

part of bow of violin in which hair is fitted

Definition:

a perforated or spiked device for holding the stems of flowers in an arrangement.

Short Definition:

device for holding stems of flowers

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