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frog  audio  (frôg, frg) KEY 

NOUN:
  1. Any of numerous tailless, aquatic, semiaquatic, or terrestrial amphibians of the order Anura and especially of the family Ranidae, characteristically having a smooth moist skin, webbed feet, and long hind legs adapted for leaping.
  2. A wedge-shaped, horny prominence in the sole of a horse's hoof.
  3. A loop fastened to a belt to hold a tool or weapon.
  4. An ornamental looped braid or cord with a button or knot for fastening the front of a garment.
  5. A device on intersecting railroad tracks that permits wheels to cross the junction.
  6. A spiked or perforated device used to support stems in a flower arrangement.
  7. The nut of a violin bow.
  8. Informal Hoarseness or phlegm in the throat.
  9. Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for a French person.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English frogge, from Old English frogga


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