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polliwog

or pol·ly·wog

[ pol-ee-wog ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

polliwog

/ ˈpɒlɪˌwɒɡ /

First recorded in 1400–50; variant of polliwig, earlier polwigge, late Middle English polwygle; poll ¹, wiggle

C15 polwygle; see poll , wiggle

The result was one of those quick india-rubber scuffles fearful to behold, but delightful to human nature in its polliwog state.

The result was one of those quick India-rubber scuffles fearful to behold but delightful to human nature in its polliwog state.

The growing polliwog feeds on vegetable diet; what does the full grown frog eat?

The chatter of society has succeeded that of the goose and the polliwog.

Old forms of polliwog are pollywig, polewiggle, and 242 pollwiggle.

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