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  • Royaume-Uni//fɹɒɡ//
  • Australie//fɹɔɡ//
  • //fɹɔɡ//
  • //fɹɑɡ//

Any of a class of small tailless amphibians of the order Anura that typically hop.

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  1. 1

    Any of a class of small tailless amphibians of the order Anura that typically hop.

    Awesome leather armbands with spikes like two feet long / Hair is parted down the middle, frowning like a frog

  2. 2

    Any of a class of small tailless amphibians of the order Anura that typically hop. A member of this class that is not a toad.

  3. 3

    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.

  4. 4

    argotSynonym of road; clipping of less common frog and toad.

  5. 5

    The depression in the upper face of a pressed or handmade clay brick.

  6. 6

    An organ on the bottom of a horse’s hoof that assists in the circulation of blood.

  7. 7

    The part of a railway switch or turnout where the running rails cross (from the resemblance to the frog in a horse’s hoof).

  8. 8

    The part of a railroad overhead wire used to redirect a trolley pole from one wire to another at switches.

  9. 9

    A type of fishing lure that resembles a frog.

    `What you need are frogs,' said the veteran. `Fish them at night. There's nothing like them on big cork floats.'

  10. 10

    argotDefector: politician who switches to a different political party.

Étymologie

From Middle English frogge, from Old English frocga, from Proto-West Germanic *froggō (“frog”). Cognate with Old Norse frauki, and Old English frox, frosc, whence Modern English frosh and frosk (“frog”). Possibly related to Saterland Frisian Poage (“frog”), German Low German Pogg, Pogge (“frog”). Sense 5 (organ on a horse's hoof) is a calque of Ancient Greek βάτραχος (bátrakhos).

verbe

  1. 1

    To hunt or trap frogs.

  2. 2

    To use a pronged plater to transfer (cells) to another plate.

  3. 3

    To spatchcock (a chicken).

  4. 4

    To lie sprawled out like a frog; sploot.

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  1. 1

    A French person.

    Yes. Can't trust the frogs.

  2. 2

    A French-speaking person from Quebec.

Étymologie

From frog legs, stereotypical food of the French. Compare Kraut (“German person”) and French rosbif (“English person”) (from roast beef), with similar food etymologies.

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  1. 1

    A leather or fabric loop used to attach a sword or bayonet, or its scabbard, to a waist or shoulder belt.

  2. 2

    An ornate fastener for clothing consisting of an oblong button, toggle, or knot, that fits through a loop.

    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.

  3. 3

    A device used to secure stems in a floral arrangement, also called a flower frog or kenzan.

Étymologie

Unknown. Possibly borrowed from Portuguese froco (“flock”), from Latin floccus (“flock”).

verbe

  1. 1

    To ornament or fasten a coat, etc. with frogs.

verbe

  1. 1

    To unravel part of (a knitted garment), either to correct a mistake or to reclaim the thread or yarn.

Étymologie

Supposedly from ribbit (“sound made by a frog”) sounding similar to “rip it”.

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  1. 1

    argotTo have sex with; fuck.

    If you see a necktie hanging on the door, don't knock. I'll be in there frogging someone.

Étymologie

Probably a minced oath alteration of fuck.

Formes

pluriel
frogs
passé
frogged
participe passé
frogged
participe présent
frogging
3ᵉ personne du singulier
frogs
Les pages voisinesL'ordre alphabétique suit les règles de la langue, pas la valeur des octets : un accent ne départage que deux mots par ailleurs identiques, et l'espagnol range le Ñ comme une lettre à part entière.

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