Toad Definition
tōd
toads
noun
toads
Any of several families of tailless, leaping anuran amphibians (esp. family Bufonidae) with a rough, warty skin: normally they eat insects and live on moist land but when breeding they live in water.
Webster's New World
A horned lizard.
American Heritage
A person regarded as loathsome, contemptible, etc.
Webster's New World
A very unpleasant man.
Wiktionary
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Other Word Forms of Toad
Noun
Singular:
toad
Plural:
toadsOrigin of Toad
From Old English tāda, a shortening of tādiġe, of unknown origin.
From Wiktionary
Middle English tadde, tode from Old English tādige
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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