Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In carpentry, resembling the back of a toad in section: said of a rail.
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Examples
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The other, for wine and ale, was just the same ugly shape and size on the outside (though a different shade of toad-back green), but had a far thicker bottom, effectively reducing the interior capacity by at least a third.
Fiddler Fair Lackey, Mercedes 1998
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The other sort of mug, for wine and ale, was just the same ugly shape and size on the outside, though a different shade of toad-back green, but had a far thicker bottom, effectively reducing the interior capacity by at least a third.
The Lark And The Wren Lackey, Mercedes 1992
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