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Crapaud

Crapaud \Cra*paud"\, n. [Written also crapawd, crapald, crepaud, etc.] [F. crapaud.]

  1. A toad. [Obs.]

  2. (Pronounced kr[.a]`p[=o]") As a proper name, Johnny Crapaud, or Crapaud, a nickname for a Frenchman.

  3. large toothed frog of South and Central America ( Leptodactylus pentadactylus) resembling the bullfrog.

    Syn: South American bullfrog, Leptodactylus pentadactylus.

Wiktionary
crapaud

n. 1 (cx obsolete English) A toad. 2 (context derogatory ethnic slur offensive slang English) A French person.

WordNet
crapaud

n. large toothed frog of South America and Central America resembling the bullfrog [syn: South American bullfrog, Leptodactylus pentadactylus]

Wikipedia
Crapaud

Crapaud is a French word meaning " toad" in English.

Usage examples of "crapaud".

I never swore an oath to protect Spain, I never had a woman raped by a Frenchman or a child murdered by a dragoon or a harvest stolen and a house burned by a Crapaud forage party.

I don't know about the officers, but Sergeant Major Noonan will come, and that fellow Rourke, and there's a wild bugger called Leon O'Reilly who wants nothing more than to kill Crapauds and there's plenty more like him.

The real battle hasn't started yet, so the Crapauds will be back, sir, they'll be back.

There was a reckless touch to it which spoke of French respect for the enemy, a touch entirely lacking in the scornful crapaud or toad.

The Spanish hate the goddamn crapauds and just want to kill more of them.

And then I held it, you bastard, I held it against a goddamned brigade of crapaud troops.

It's the crapaud for me, and no more System D, I was Drunk and Resistin' the Guard.

Who will teach Monsieur Jean Crapaud that the Seas are Britannia's where no Frog-eating Frenchman can show his Face?

If the French cut it, we're on our own, so if we lose these crossroads, the Crapauds have won the damned campaign.

The French musket volleys were slow, but the Crapauds outnumbered the Goddamns and were clawing their bloody way towards the ridge's crest and victory.