"frogskin" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-frogskin.ogg Forms: frogskins [plural]
Etymology: From frog + skin. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|frog|skin}} frog + skin Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} frogskin (countable and uncountable, plural frogskins)
  1. The skin of a frog, or leather made from it. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-frogskin-en-noun-AuO1LaUj
  2. (US, slang) A greenback, a United States dollar. Tags: US, countable, slang, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Frogs
    Sense id: en-frogskin-en-noun-IMm7nUbd Disambiguation of Frogs: 10 90 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 98 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 97 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 98

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