Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A toad.
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Examples
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On the hurling mound Bush has developed a curious ‘hop-toad’ lunge that is unique.
The Neyer/James Guide To Pitchers Bill James Rob Neyer 2004
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On the hurling mound Bush has developed a curious ‘hop-toad’ lunge that is unique.
The Neyer/James Guide To Pitchers Bill James Rob Neyer 2004
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On the hurling mound Bush has developed a curious ‘hop-toad’ lunge that is unique.
The Neyer/James Guide To Pitchers Bill James Rob Neyer 2004
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The frog is no cousin to the vulgar hop-toad, whose presence in the garden, in spite of his usefulness, is an affront.
By the Christmas Fire Samuel McChord Crothers
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By study we learn that the hop-toad is our best garden friend.
Outdoor Sports and Games Claude H. Miller
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That if one touches a hop-toad, one will get warts.
The American Credo A Contribution Toward the Interpretation of the National Mind George Jean Nathan 1920
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Then her legs collapsed, while Miss Mercy boomed that if she did, it was none of Aunt Lizzie's business -- it was not her hop-toad.
The Dude Wrangler Caroline Lockhart 1916
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The hop-toad is a reptile unknown in Ireland, but its name sounds disgusting.
General John Regan George A. Birmingham 1907
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"Only a little hop-toad, Delia, that wouldn't harm a baby, let alone a big girl nine years old, like you."
The Speaker, No. 5: Volume II, Issue 1 December, 1906. Various 1904
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Marjorie didn't stop more than half a dozen times, to watch the crows or the bees or the clouds or a hop-toad.
Marjorie's Vacation Carolyn Wells 1902
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