A Quick and Simple Dictionary

frog

1. Noun.  A small hopping amphibian.
2. Noun.  The part of a violin bow (or that of other similar string instruments such as the viola, cello and contrabass) located at the end held by the player, to which the horsehair is attached.
3. Noun.  (Cockney rhyming slang) Road. Shorter, more common form of frog and toad.
4. Noun.  The depression in the upper face of a pressed or handmade clay brick.
5. Noun.  An organ on the bottom of a horse’s hoof that assists in the circulation of blood.
6. Noun.  The part of a railway switch or turnout where the running-rails cross (from the resemblance to the frog in a horse’s hoof).
7. Verb.  To unravel a knitted garment.
8. Verb.  To hunt or trap frogs.
9. Noun.  (British, pejorative) A French person.
10. Noun.  (Canada, pejorative) A French-speaking person from Quebec.
11. Noun.  A leather or fabric loop used to attach a sword or bayonet, or its scabbard, to a waist or shoulder belt.
12. Noun.  A fastener for clothing consisting of a button that fits through a loop.
13. Verb.  To ornament or fasten a coat, etc. with frogs.