frog
$ \mathrm{frog}^1 |frôɡ, fräɡ|
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noun
1. a tailless amphibian with a short squat body, moist smooth skin, and very long hind legs for leaping.
(小型の)カエル (!(1)オタマジャクシはtadpole, polliwog; ヒキガエルはtoad; 鳴き声はcroak. (2)frogは水辺に生息し, toadは主に陸生)
Frogs are found in most families of the order Anura, but the ‘true frogs’ are confined to the large family Ranidae.
2. (Frog) informal, derogatory a French person.
｟卑｠ 〖F-〗フランス人 (!カエルを食べることから)
verb no object
hunt for or catch frogs.
PHRASES
have a frog in one's throat
informal lose one's voice or find it hard to speak because of hoarseness.
DERIVATIVES
frogger noun
ORIGIN
Old English frogga, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vors and German Frosch. Used as a general term of abuse in Middle English, the term was applied specifically to the Dutch in the 17th century; its application to the French (late 18th century) is partly alliterative, partly from the reputation of the French for eating frogs' legs.
$ \mathrm{frog}^2 |frôɡ, fräɡ|
noun
1. an ornamental coat fastener or braid consisting of a spindle-shaped button and a loop through which it passes.
(胸ひもの)飾り留め(ボタン)
historical an attachment to a belt for holding a sword, bayonet, or similar weapon.
(ベルトに付けた)剣差し
2. a perforated or spiked device for holding the stems of flowers in an arrangement.
(生け花の)剣山
3. the piece into which the hair is fitted at the lower end of the bow of a stringed instrument.
(バイオリンの弓の)毛留め
4. a grooved metal plate for guiding the wheels of a railroad vehicle at an intersection.
轍叉〘レールの交差点の通過装置〙 〘鉄道〙
ORIGIN
early 18th century: perhaps a use of frog1, influenced by synonymous Italian forchetta or French fourchette ‘small fork’, because of the shape.
$ \mathrm{frog}^3 |frôɡ, fräɡ|
noun
an elastic horny pad growing in the sole of a horse's hoof, helping to absorb the shock when the hoof hits the ground.
〘動〙 蹄叉（ていさ）〘馬のひづめ裏にある三角形の角質〙
a raised or swollen area on a surface.
ORIGIN
early 17th century: perhaps from frog1; perhaps also influenced by Italian forchetta or French fourchette (see frog2).