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toadskin en · NOUN

Etymology

From toad + skin.

Meanings

1. the skin of a toad, or leather made therefrom
   • It was as though she wore a mask made from toadskins. Her clothes were crocodile skin the color of old tobacco, and she carried a staff of twisted driftwood. 2010, Jim C. Hines, Red Hood's Revenge:
   • The Chinese use a preparation derived from toadskins, which they call senso, as a remedy for several sicknesses.

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