Etymology

Noun

1. A small hopping amphibian.
2. A fastener for clothing consisting of a button that fits through a loop.
3. The part of a violin bow (or that of other similar string instruments such as the viola, cello and contrabass) located at the end held by the player, to which the horsehair is attached.
4. Road. Shorter, more common form of frog and toad.
5. A French person.
6. A French-speaking person from Quebec.
7. The depression in the upper face of a pressed or handmade clay brick.
8. An organ on the bottom of a horse’s hoof that assists in the circulation of blood.
9. The part of a railway switch or turnout where the tracks cross (from the resemblance to the frog in a horse’s hoof).
10. A leather or fabric loop used to attach a sword or bayonet, or its scabbard, to a waist or shoulder belt.

Verb

1. To unravel a knitted garment.
2. To ornament or fasten a coat, etc. with frogs.
3. To hunt or trap frogs.