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toad
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
toad
(noun)
toad–in–the–hole
(noun)
toad
/
ˈ
toʊd/
noun
plural
toads
toad
/
ˈ
toʊd/
noun
plural
toads
Britannica Dictionary definition of TOAD
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count
]
1
:
a small animal that looks like a frog but has dry skin and lives on land
—
see
picture
at
frog
2
informal
:
an unpleasant person
He's such a mean little
toad
.
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