polliwog

or pol·ly·wog

[ pol-ee-wog ]

/ ˈpɒl iˌwɒg /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR polliwog ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a tadpole.

Origin of polliwog

First recorded in 1400–50; variant of polliwig, earlier polwigge, late Middle English polwygle; see origin at poll¹, wiggle

Words nearby polliwog

pollini-, polliniferous, pollinium, pollinize, pollinosis, polliwog, pollo, pollock, Pollock, Jackson, poll parrot, pollster

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Example sentences from the Web for polliwog

The result was one of those quick india-rubber scuffles fearful to behold, but delightful to human nature in its polliwog state.
Hans Brinker|Mary Mapes Dodge
The result was one of those quick India-rubber scuffles fearful to behold but delightful to human nature in its polliwog state.
Hans Brinker|Mary Mapes Dodge
Old forms of polliwog are pollywig, polewiggle, and 242 pollwiggle.
The Log of the Sun|William Beebe
The chatter of society has succeeded that of the goose and the polliwog.
'Charge It'|Irving Bacheller

British Dictionary definitions for polliwog

polliwog

pollywog

/ (ˈpɒlɪˌwɒɡ) /

noun

British dialect, US and Canadian another name for tadpole

informal a sailor who has not crossed the equatorCompare shellback

Word Origin for polliwog

C15 polwygle; see poll, wiggle

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	polliwog
释义	polliwog or pol·ly·wog [ pol-ee-wog ] / ˈpɒl iˌwɒg / SEE SYNONYMS FOR polliwog ON THESAURUS.COM noun a tadpole. Origin of polliwog First recorded in 1400–50; variant of polliwig, earlier polwigge, late Middle English polwygle; see origin at poll¹, wiggle Words nearby polliwog pollini-, polliniferous, pollinium, pollinize, pollinosis, polliwog, pollo, pollock, Pollock, Jackson, poll parrot, pollster Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for polliwog The result was one of those quick india-rubber scuffles fearful to behold, but delightful to human nature in its polliwog state. Hans Brinker\|Mary Mapes Dodge The result was one of those quick India-rubber scuffles fearful to behold but delightful to human nature in its polliwog state. Hans Brinker\|Mary Mapes Dodge Old forms of polliwog are pollywig, polewiggle, and 242 pollwiggle. The Log of the Sun\|William Beebe The chatter of society has succeeded that of the goose and the polliwog. 'Charge It'\|Irving Bacheller British Dictionary definitions for polliwog polliwog pollywog / (ˈpɒlɪˌwɒɡ) / noun British dialect, US and Canadian another name for tadpole informal a sailor who has not crossed the equatorCompare shellback Word Origin for polliwog C15 polwygle; see poll, wiggle Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to polliwog frog, toad, sycophant, peeper, salientian, anuran, tadpole, bullfrog, croaker, caecilian
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polliwog

or pol·ly·wog

noun

Origin of polliwog

Words nearby polliwog

Example sentences from the Web for polliwog

British Dictionary definitions for polliwog

pollywog

noun

Word Origin for polliwog

Words related to polliwog