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toadship

toadship noun: a term of address for a toad.

Noun

toadship (plural toadships)

  1. (humorous) A term of address for a toad.
    • The toad, which is an efficient bug hunter in the garden, is said by the Ohio Farmer to eat honey bees with an equal relish, and bee keepers are advised to arrange the lighting boards of the hives in such a manner as not to be accessible to his toadship.1870, The New England Farmer, volume 4, page 483
    • [H]e had, in fact, happened to discover his toadship just in the act of making his annual toilet. The old skin wrinkled up more and more, till it was completely divided into two halves; the toad pulled out first one foot, then another, just as a boy pulls his arm out of a jacket, until at last the...1870, Our Monthly, volume 2, page 295

Forms of toadship

pluraltoadships

Origin of toadship

From toad + -ship.

Questions about toadship

What does toadship mean?
Toadship means a term of address for a toad.
What part of speech is toadship?
Toadship is a noun.
What is the plural of toadship?
The plural of toadship is toadships.

Words near toadship in the dictionary

  1. toadrushes
  2. toads
  3. toads in the hole
  4. toads-in-the-hole
  5. toadshade
  6. toadship
  7. toadskin
  8. toadskins
  9. toadsticker
  10. toadstickers
  11. toadstone

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