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frogmarch

frog·march

uncommon dated

verb

1.

march a person against his will by any method

2.

carry someone against his will upside down such that each limb is held by one person

Origin

From frog + march. Originated c. 1871, from the resemblance of the target to a splayed-out frog.

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