hoptoad

[ hop-tohd ]

noun

, Chiefly Northeastern U.S.

1. a toad.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hoptoad¹

An Americanism dating back to 1820–30; hop ¹ + toad

Example Sentences

Then Uncle Wiggily looked down in the grass, and he saw a mamma hoptoad and a whole lot of her little toads hopping along.

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Its horrid on the benches, and Im making friends with the nicest little brown hoptoad.

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Has our gold mine failed, or has Professor Snodgrass discovered some new species of man-eating hoptoad?

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One minute she was jumpin' along amongst them gravestones like a hoptoad with wings, and then—Zing!

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They looked all around them for something to capture, but all that they saw was an old lady hoptoad, going home from market.

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