1. toad - Noun
2. toad - Verb
Any one of numerous species of batrachians belonging to the genus Bufo and allied genera, especially those of the family Bufonidae. Toads are generally terrestrial in their habits except during the breeding season, when they seek the water. Most of the species burrow beneath the earth in the daytime and come forth to feed on insects at night. Most toads have a rough, warty skin in which are glands that secrete an acrid fluid.
Source: Webster's dictionaryEdible, adj.: Good to eat, and wholesome to digest, as a worm to a toad, a toad to a snake, a snake to a pig, a pig to a man, and a man to a worm. Ambrose Bierce
Whenever you see a toad jumping in broad daylight, then know that something is after its life. Chinua Achebe
The clever men of Oxford, know all that there is to be knowed but they none of them know one half as much as intelligent Mr. Toad. Kenneth Grahame
The toad likes water, but not when it's boiling. Guinea Proverb
A toad too would like to crack nuts, but he has no teeth. Russian Proverb
A belching toad portends rain. Zambian Proverb