- pol|ly|wog
- pol|ly|wog «POL ee wog», noun.= polliwog. (Cf. ↑polliwog)
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pol|li|wog — «POL ee wog», noun. 1. = tadpole. (Cf. ↑tadpole) 2. a person who has not crossed the equator on shipboard. ╂[apparent alteration of Middle English polwygle < polle poll, head + wiglen to wiggle. Compare etym. under tadpole. (Cf. ↑tadpole)] … Useful english dictionary
pol·ly·wog — ↑polliwog variant spelling of ↑polliwog … Useful english dictionary
pol·li·wog — … Useful english dictionary
wog — gol·li·wog; pol·li·wog; WOG; wog·gle; wog; … English syllables
pol — aero·pol·i·tics; al·lo·pol·y·ploi·dy; ami·no·pol·y·pep·ti·dase; an·a·pol·y·sis; an·iso·pol·y·ploid; an·na·pol·i·tan; an·thro·pol·a·try; an·thro·pol·o·gist; an·thro·pol·o·gy; bi·o·ty·pol·o·gy; car·pol·o·gy; ce·pol·i·dae; ci·pol·let·ti;… … English syllables
polliwog — pol·li·wog … English syllables
polliwog — /pol ee wog /, n. a tadpole. Also, pollywog. [1400 50; var. of polliwig, earlier polwigge, late ME polwygle. See POLL1, WIGGLE] * * * … Universalium
pollywog — /pol ee wog /, n. polliwog. * * * … Universalium
polliwog — pol|li|wog [ pali,wag ] noun count AMERICAN a TADPOLE … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pollywog — pol|ly|wog [ pali,wag ] another spelling of polliwog … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
