tree toad
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of tree toad
An Americanism dating back to 1770–80
Example Sentences
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He stared at the misplaced toes a girl had attached to a bongo drum-playing doll, asked: "Is that a three-toed tree toad?"
From Time Magazine Archive
Wilbur heard the trill of the tree toad and the occasional slamming of the kitchen door.
From "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White
It was very quiet, except for the tooting of an owl or the cry of a tree toad.
From Puss in Boots, Jr., and the Good Gray Horse by David Cory
Once a tree toad nearly gobbled me up, and if I ran out from the shelter of the bushes the gulls and cormorants swooped down upon me.
From The Scarecrow of Oz by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum
Mr. Grasshopper was there with his fiddle and the tree toad with his drum, and the lark with her flute and little Jenny Wren with her piano.
From Billy Bunny and Uncle Bull Frog by David Cory
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