polliwog
or pol·ly·wog
[ pol-ee-wog ]
/ ˈpɒl iˌwɒg /
noun
a tadpole.
Words nearby polliwog
pollini-,
polliniferous,
pollinium,
pollinize,
pollinosis,
polliwog,
pollo,
pollock,
pollock, jackson,
pollster,
polltaker
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 DodgeThe 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 DodgeOld forms of polliwog are pollywig, polewiggle, and 242 pollwiggle.
The Log of the Sun |William BeebeThe 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
Word Origin for polliwog
C15
polwygle; see
poll,
wiggle