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frogskin

frogskin noun: the skin of a frog, or leather made from it.

Noun

frogskin (countable and uncountable, plural frogskins)

  1. The skin of a frog, or leather made from it.
    • She pulled a frogskin wallet out of her purse.
  2. (US, slang) A greenback, a United States dollar.
    • You can buy the individual parts for a few frogskins, or the whole setup for fifty.
    • Give a few frogskins to charity.

Forms of frogskin

pluralfrogskins

Origin of frogskin

From frog + skin.

Questions about frogskin

What does frogskin mean?
Frogskin means the skin of a frog, or leather made from it.
What part of speech is frogskin?
Frogskin is a noun.
What is the plural of frogskin?
The plural of frogskin is frogskins.

Words near frogskin in the dictionary

  1. frogs
  2. Frogs Hollow
  3. frogs in a sock
  4. frogsicle
  5. frogsicles
  6. frogskin
  7. frogskins
  8. frogsome
  9. frogsona
  10. frogsonas
  11. frogspawn

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