toads eye

[TOAD'S EYE TIN.] toad's eye tin, s. Min.: A variety of Ca iterite (q. v.), occurring in aggregated groups of exceedingly small round bodies with radiated structure, supposed by the Cornish miners to resemble the eye of a toad. toad's mouth, s. Bot.: Antirrhinum majus. (Britten & Holland .) *tōad-er-ý, s. [Eng. toad ; -ery.] A place set apart for or frequented by toads. "[Toads] are supposed to be poisonous; this is quite a vulgar error. In my country abode, I even attempted to make them a place of retirement and called it a toadery."- Rowland Hill : Journal; Through the North of England (ed. 1799), p. 87. (Note.) *tōad-ish, a . [English toad ; -ish .] Like a toad; venomous. "A speckled, toadish , or poison fish."-Herbert: Travels. *tōad-lět, s . [Eng. toad ; dim in. suff. -let .] A little toad. ( Cole ridge .) *tōad-ling, s. [Eng. toad ; dim in. suff. -ling.] A little toad; a toadlet. "I always knew you for a toadling."-Mad. D'Arblay: Diary , i. 187.