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. (Zoˆl.) See Frog hopper.
-- Frog hopper (Zoˆl.), a small, leaping, hemipterous insect living on
plants. The larvÊ are inclosed in a frothy liquid called cuckoo spit or
frog spit. -- Frog lily (Bot.), the yellow water lily (Nuphar). -- Frog
spit (Zoˆl.), the frothy exudation of the frog hopper; -- called also
frog spittle. See Cuckoo spit, under Cuckoo.
Frog (?), v. t. To ornament or fasten (a coat, etc.) with trogs. See
Frog, n., 4.
Frog"bit` (?), n. (Bot.) (a) A European plant (Hydrocharis Morsus-
ranÊ), floating on still water and propagating itself by runners. It
has roundish leaves and small white flowers. (b) An American plant
(Limnobium Spongia), with similar habits.
Frog"fish` (?), n. (Zoˆl.) (a) See Angler, n., 2. (b) An oceanic fish
of the genus Antennarius or Pterophrynoides; -- called also mousefish
and toadfish.
Frogged (?), a. Provided or ornamented with frogs; as, a frogged coat.
See Frog, n., 4. Ld. Lytton.
Frog"gy (?), a. Abounding in frogs. Sherwood.
Frog"mouth` (?), n. (Zoˆl.) One of several species of Asiatic and East
Indian birds of the genus Batrachostomus (family PodargidÊ); -- so
called from their very broad, flat bills.
Frog"s`-bit" (?), n. (Bot.) Frogbit.
Frog"shell` (?), n. (Zoˆl.) One of numerous species of marine gastropod
shells, belonging to Ranella and allied genera.
Froise (?), n. [OE. froise cf. F. froisser to bruise, E. frush to
bruise,] A kind of pancake. See 1st Fraise. [Written also fraise.]
Frol"ic (frl"k), a. [D. vroolijk; akin to G. frˆlich, fr. froh, OHG.
fr, Dan. fro, OS. frh, cf. Icel. frr swift; all perh. akin to Skr. pru
to spring up.] Full of levity; dancing, playing, or frisking about;
full of pranks; frolicsome; gay; merry.
The frolic wind that breathes the spring.
Milton.
The gay, the frolic, and the loud.
Waller.
Frol"ic, n. 1. A wild prank; a flight of levity, or of gayety and
mirth.
He would be at his frolic once again.
Roscommon.
2. A scene of gayety and mirth, as in lively play, or in dancing; a
merrymaking.
Frol"ic, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Frolicked (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Frolicking.] To play wild pranks; to play tricks of levity, mirth, and
gayety; to indulge in frolicsome play; to sport.
Hither, come hither, and frolic and play.
Tennyson.