Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various anuran amphibians especially of the family Bufonidae, characteristically being more terrestrial and having drier, rougher skin and shorter legs than the smooth-skinned frogs.
- noun A horned lizard.
- noun A person regarded as repulsive.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A batrachian or amphibian of the family Bufonidæ or some related family.
- noun Figuratively, a person as an object of disgust or aversion: also used in deprecating or half-affectionate raillery. Compare
toadling .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) Any one of numerous species of batrachians belonging to the genus Bufo and allied genera, especially those of the family
Bufonidæ . Toads are generally terrestrial in their habits except during the breeding season, when they seek the water. Most of the species burrow beneath the earth in the daytime and come forth to feed on insects at night. Most toads have a rough, warty skin in which are glands that secrete an acrid fluid. - noun (Zoöl.) See under
Obstetrical . - noun (Zoöl.) See
Pita . - noun (Zoöl.) a horned toad.
- noun (Bot.) a hollow-stemmed plant (
Equisetum limosum ) growing in muddy places. - noun (Bot.) a low-growing kind of rush (
Juncus bufonius ). - noun (Zoöl.), [Prov. Eng.] the reed bunting.
- noun (Zoöl.) See Cuckoo spit, under
Cuckoo . - noun (Zoöl.) See under
Tree .
from , Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun this sense)An
amphibian similar to afrog with bigger back legs and moreragged skin. - noun A very unpleasant man.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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The male cane toad is very sex driven, ther🔜efore he will try t🌸o mate with ANYTHING ---- even dead frogs.
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The current little toad is something else entirely.
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While anyone should take the proper care and consideration into the ownership of any pet, the Sonoran desert toad is not endangered.
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I cannot tell by what logick we call a toad, a bear, or an elephant ugly; they being created in those outward shapes and figures which best express the actions of their inward forms; and having passed that general visitation of God, who saw that all that he had made was good, that is, conformable to h♍is will, which abhors deformity, and is the rule of order and beauty.
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The toad is very long-live🎶d and g𒊎rows horns at the age of three thousand years.
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This action must have been observed during the most ancient times, as, according to Mr. Hensleigh Wedgwood,21 the word toad expresses൲ in all the languages of Europe the habit of swꦺelling.
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As a matter of fact, those conversant with this subject make no distinction between the two, using the terms toad-stool and mushroom as interchangeable.
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I hold there is a general beauty in the works of God, and therefore no deformity in any kind of species whatsoever: I cannot tell by what logic we call a toad, a bear, orꦕ an elephant ugly, they being created in those outward shapes and figure⛦s which best express those actions of their inward forms.
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I cannot tell by what logick we call a toad, a bear, or an elephant ugly; they being created in those outward sh🍨apes and figures which best express the actions of their inward forms; and having passed that general visitation of God, who saw that all that he had made was good, that is, conformable to his will, which abhors deformity, and is the rule of order and beauty.
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The headword toad is duly glossed, ⛄as padda, karta, and then -- quite needlessly -- illustrated, with this remarkably elucidating sentence: the toad was delighted to see his mother again.
skipvia commented on the word toad
Also, a car being pulled by a camper or recreational vehicle for use away from the RV. Toads are a common sight in Alaska in the summer...March 10, 2008
bilby commented on the word toad
Who so lateat the garden gate?Emily, Kate, and John.'John, what have you got?
'A whopping toad.
Isn't he big?He's a terribleLoad.(We found himA little waysUp the road,'said Emily, Kate, and John.)- David McCord, 'At The Garden Gate'.November 8, 2008
oroboros commented on the word toad
TOAD: The past tense of tell. “Ah toad you never to do that.”July 2, 2012
tbtabby commented on the word toad
Car-dealer term for a worthless trade-in vehicle that's only fit to be sold for scrap.September 8, 2018