Defrog
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 To rid of frogs. nonce-word, transitive
"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 them in a specially prepared cold soup — live."
Example
More examples"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 them in a specially prepared cold soup — live."
Etymology
From de- + frog.
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