'Frog spit' definitions:

Definition of 'Frog spit'

From: GCIDE
  • Frog \Frog\ (fr[o^]g), n. [AS. froggu, frocga a frog (in sensel); akin to D. vorsch, OHG. frosk, G. frosch, Icel. froskr, fraukr, Sw. & Dan. fr["o].]
  • 1. (Zool.) An amphibious animal of the genus Rana and related genera, of many species. Frogs swim rapidly, and take long leaps on land. Many of the species utter loud notes in the springtime. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: The edible frog of Europe (Rana esculenta) is extensively used as food; the American bullfrog ({R. Catesbiana}) is remarkable for its great size and loud voice. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. [Perh. akin to E. fork, cf. frush frog of a horse.] (Anat.) The triangular prominence of the hoof, in the middle of the sole of the foot of the horse, and other animals; the fourchette. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Railroads) A supporting plate having raised ribs that form continuations of the rails, to guide the wheels where one track branches from another or crosses it. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. [Cf. fraco of wool or silk, L. floccus, E. frock.] An oblong cloak button, covered with netted thread, and fastening into a loop instead of a button hole. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. The loop of the scabbard of a bayonet or sword. [1913 Webster]
  • Cross frog (Railroads), a frog adapted for tracks that cross at right angles.
  • Frog cheese, a popular name for a large puffball.
  • Frog eater, one who eats frogs; -- a term of contempt applied to a Frenchman by the vulgar class of English.
  • Frog fly. (Zool.) See Frog hopper.
  • Frog hopper (Zool.), a small, leaping, hemipterous insect living on plants. The larv[ae] are inclosed in a frothy liquid called cuckoo spit or frog spit.
  • Frog lily (Bot.), the yellow water lily (Nuphar).
  • Frog spit (Zool.), the frothy exudation of the {frog hopper}; -- called also frog spittle. See Cuckoo spit, under Cuckoo. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'frog spit'

From: GCIDE
  • Cuckoo \Cuck"oo\ (k[oo^]k"[=oo]), n. [OE. coccou, cukkow, F. coucou, prob. of imitative origin; cf. L. cuculus, Gr. ????, Skr. k?ki?a, G. kuckuk, D. koekoek.] (Zool.) A bird belonging to Cuculus, Coccyzus, and several allied genera, of many species. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: The European cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) builds no nest of its own, but lays its eggs in the nests of other birds, to be hatched by them. The American yellow-billed cuckoo (Coccyzus Americanus) and the black-billed cuckoo (Coccyzus erythrophthalmus) build their own nests. [1913 Webster]
  • Cuckoo clock, a clock so constructed that at the time for striking it gives forth sounds resembling the cry of the cuckoo.
  • Cuckoo dove (Zool.), a long-tailed pigeon of the genus Macropygia. Many species inhabit the East Indies.
  • Cuckoo fish (Zool.), the European red gurnard ({Trigla cuculus}). The name probably alludes to the sound that it utters.
  • Cuckoo falcon (Zool.), any falcon of the genus Baza. The genus inhabits Africa and the East Indies.
  • Cuckoo maid (Zool.), the wryneck; -- called also {cuckoo mate}.
  • Cuckoo ray (Zool.), a British ray (Raia miraletus).
  • Cuckoo spit, or Cuckoo spittle. (a) A frothy secretion found upon plants, exuded by the larvae of certain insects, for concealment; -- called also toad spittle and frog spit. (b) (Zool.) A small hemipterous insect, the larva of which, living on grass and the leaves of plants, exudes this secretion. The insects belong to Aphrophora, Helochara, and allied genera.
  • Ground cuckoo, the chaparral cock. [1913 Webster]