horned toad
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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He drew back, as though I were passing him an unwanted bill or possibly a horned toad.
From New York Times ● Oct. 26, 2020
If issued, the plate, which would mark the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, would join dozens of specialty plates pushing causes ranging from supporting the arts to preserving the horned toad.
From Reuters ● Aug. 16, 2011
So averred honest men who had just dug it out, and one remembered having planned to put a horned toad in the stone at its laying 31 years ago.
From Time Magazine Archive
And that is why scientists, save for Dr. William Temple Hornaday, for 30 years director of the New York Zoological Garden, disbelieved the story of the Eastland horned toad.
From Time Magazine Archive
One time he brought in a horned toad that got so mad he swelled out round and flat as a Mexican tortilla and bled at the eyes.
From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson
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