"frog-strangler" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: en-au-frog-strangler.ogg Forms: frog-stranglers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} frog-strangler (plural frog-stranglers)
  1. (US, dialectal) A very heavy downpour of rain; toad-strangler. Tags: US, dialectal Categories (topical): Rain Synonyms: toad-strangler, gully-washer, cob-floater, duck-drownder (alt: duck-drowner), goose drownder (alt: goose-drowner), lightwood-knot floater, sod-soaker, trash-mover, sheep drowner, turd-floater
    Sense id: en-frog-strangler-en-noun-QPFNT9NZ Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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