frog : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: frog	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
frog n any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species Synonym(s): frog, toad, toad frog, anuran, batrachian, salientian a person of French descent Synonym(s): frog, Gaul a decorative loop of braid or cord v hunt frogs for food
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Frog \Frog\ (fr[ocr]g), n. [AS. froggu, frocga a frog (in sensel); akin to D. vorsch, OHG. frosk, G. frosch, Icel. froskr, fraukr, Sw. & Dan. fr[94].] 1. (Zo[94]l.) An amphibious animal of the genus {Rana} and related genera, of many species. Frogs swim rapidly, and take long leaps on land. Many of the species utter loud notes in the springtime. Note: The edible frog of Europe ({Rana esculenta}) is extensively used as food; the American bullfrog ({R. Catesbiana}) is remarkable for its great size and loud voice. 2. [Perh. akin to E. fork, cf. frush frog of a horse.] (Anat.) The triangular prominence of the hoof, in the middle of the sole of the foot of the horse, and other animals; the fourchette. 3. (Railroads) A supporting plate having raised ribs that form continuations of the rails, to guide the wheels where one track branches from another or crosses it. 4. [Cf. fraco of wool or silk, L. floccus, E. frock.] An oblong cloak button, covered with netted thread, and fastening into a loop instead of a button hole. 5. The loop of the scabbard of a bayonet or sword. {Cross frog} (Railroads), a frog adapted for tracks that cross at right angles. {Frog cheese}, a popular name for a large puffball. {Frog eater}, one who eats frogs; -- a term of contempt applied to a Frenchman by the vulgar class of English. {Frog fly}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Frog} hopper. {Frog hopper} (Zo[94]l.), a small, leaping, hemipterous insect living on plants. The larv[91] are inclosed in a frothy liquid called {cuckoo spit} or {frog spit}. {Frog lily} (Bot.), the yellow water lily ({Nuphar}). {Frog spit} (Zo[94]l.), the frothy exudation of the {frog hopper}; -- called also {frog spittle}. See {Cuckoo spit}, under {Cuckoo}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Frog \Frog\, v. t. To ornament or fasten (a coat, etc.) with trogs. See {Frog}, n., 4.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
frog alt. `phrog' 1. interj. Term of disgust (we seem to have a lot of them). 2. Used as a name for just about anything. See {foo}. 3. n. Of things, a crock. 4. n. Of people, somewhere in between a turkey and a toad. 5. `froggy': adj. Similar to {bagbiting}, but milder. "This froggy program is taking forever to run!"
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Frog (Heb. tsepharde'a, meaning a "marsh-leaper"). This reptile is mentioned in the Old Testament only in connection with one of the plagues which fell on the land of Egypt (Ex. 8:2-14; Ps. 78:45; 105:30). In the New Testament this word occurs only in Rev. 16:13, where it is referred to as a symbol of uncleanness. The only species of frog existing in Palestine is the green frog (Rana esculenta), the well-known edible frog of the Continent.