pol·ly·wog

pol·ly·wog
polliwog ————————
variant spelling of 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 — «POL ee wog», noun. = polliwog. (Cf. ↑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

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