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toadstool

toads·tool

UK/ˈtəʊdˌstuːl/ US/ˈtoʊdˌstu(ə)l/ uncommon

noun

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Origin

From Middle English tode-stole, tadstol, taddestol, equivalent to toad + stool. Compare dialectal English frogstool (“toadstool”), Saterland Frisian Poagestoul (“mushroom”, literally “frog's stool”), Dutch paddenstoel.

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