Associations to the word «Spadefoot»

Wiktionary

SPADEFOOT, noun. Any of several burrowing toads, of the genus Caphiopus, with a spadelike appendage on the hind legs.

Dictionary definition

SPADEFOOT, noun. A burrowing toad of the northern hemisphere with a horny spade-like projection on each hind foot.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats