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Toad vs Toadstone - What's the difference?

toad | toadstone |

As nouns the difference between toad and toadstone

is that toad is an amphibian similar to a frog with shorter back legs and a drier, more ragged skin while toadstone is a small stone, once believed to be a jewel embedded in the head of a toad, worn as an amulet.

toad

English

Alternative forms

* (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • An amphibian similar to a frog with shorter back legs and a drier, more ragged skin.
  • A very unpleasant man.

    • Derived terms

    * cane toad * frog and toad * toadfish * toad-in-the-hole * toadlike * toadstool * toady

    See also

    * amphibian * frog * frosh/frosk * * tadpole

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    toadstone

    English

    (wikipedia toadstone)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A small stone, once believed to be a jewel embedded in the head of a toad, worn as an amulet.