tree toad

noun

1. tree frog.

tree toad

noun

1. See tree frog
   a less common name for tree frog

Word History and Origins

Origin of tree toad¹

An Americanism dating back to 1770–80

Example Sentences

Its too bad to have to leave without getting that red tree-toad, said Professor Snodgrass.

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At half-past eight I was up in that tree as well hidden as a tree toad, waiting for the messenger to arrive.

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A tree-toad trilled out, now and then, to mingle his song with the music of the nearby cascade.

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It was years ago, but the tree-toad is there still, looking just as it did the first day it was put in.

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It is the ability to rest untroubled, the sense that till Monday they have no more responsibility than a tree-toad.

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