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Origin of tree toad

An Americanism dating back to 1770–80

Words nearby tree toad

tree sparrow, tree squirrel, tree surgery, tree swallow, tree swift, tree toad, tree tobacco, tree tomato, treetop, treeware, tree yucca

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How to use tree toad in a sentence

Its too bad to have to leave without getting that red tree-toad, said Professor Snodgrass.
The Motor Boys Overland|Clarence Young
At half-past eight I was up in that tree as well hidden as a tree toad, waiting for the messenger to arrive.
The Boy Scouts Book of Stories|Various
A tree-toad trilled out, now and then, to mingle his song with the music of the nearby cascade.
The Voodoo Gold Trail|Walter Walden
It was years ago, but the tree-toad is there still, looking just as it did the first day it was put in.
Child's Health Primer For Primary Classes|Jane Andrews

It is the ability to rest untroubled, the sense that till Monday they have no more responsibility than a tree-toad.
The Market-Place|Harold Frederic

British Dictionary definitions for tree toad

tree toad

noun

a less common name for tree frog

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