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defrogged

defrogged is the simple past and past participle of defrog.

Meaning of defrog

Verb

defrog (third-person singular simple present defrogs, present participle defrogging, simple past and past participle defrogged)

  1. (nonce-word, transitive) To rid of frogs.
    • Back in 1778, the citizens of Boston gave a banquet in honor of the French admiral, D'Estainge, who had recently arrived in New England to help the Americans in their war effort. The chef, hearing that the French considered frog a delicacy, went out and defrogged every pond in the city. He served...1981, Gus McLeavy, Bathroom Almanac, Frederick Fell Pub, →ISBN

Questions about defrogged

What is defrogged the simple past and past participle of?
Defrogged is the simple past and past participle of defrog.

Words near defrogged in the dictionary

  1. defrocked
  2. defrocking
  3. defrockings
  4. defrocks
  5. defrog
  6. defrogged
  7. defrogging
  8. defrogs
  9. Defronzo
  10. defrost
  11. defrostable

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