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noun
1.
any of various tailless amphibians that are close relatives of the frogs in the order Anura and that typically have dry, warty skin and are terrestrial or semiterrestrial in habit. Compare frog1 (def. 1).
2.
Also called true toad. a toad of the widespread and chiefly terrestrial family Bufonidae, having relatively short hind legs used in hopping and often having at the shoulders swellings containing glands that, along with the skin, secrete an irritating fluid in defense. Compare frog1 (def. 2).
3.
any of various toadlike animals, as certain lizards.
4.
a person or thing as an object of disgust or aversion.
Origin:
before 1000; Middle English tode, Old English tāde, tādi(g)e
before 1000; Middle English tode, Old English tāde, tādi(g)e
Related forms
toad·ish, toad·like, adjective
toad·ish·ness, noun
toad·less, adjective
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
toad
O.E. tadige, tadie, of unknown origin and with no known cognates outside Eng. Toadstone "stone or stone-like object, supposedly magical (with healing or protective power) and found in the heads of certain toads," is attested from 1558, transl. Gk. batrakhites, M.L. bufonites; cf. also Fr. crapaudine
EXPAND (13c.), Ger. krötenstein.
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