English Explanatory Dictionary

spanghew

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To strike (a frog or toad) and cause to fly in the air; to inflate (a frog) and bowl it across the surface of a pond.

Pronunciation

/ˈspæŋ.hjuː/ LL-Q1860_(eng)-AlexLesniewski-spanghew.wav

Word forms

spanghew spanghews spanghewing spanghewed

Etymology

From a combination of spang (“to spring”) and an onomatopoeic second element.

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