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Definition of Frog legs
1. Noun. Hind legs of frogs used as food; resemble chicken and cooked as chicken.
Definition of Frog legs
1. Noun. The hind legs of a frog used as food. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Frog Legs
Literary usage of Frog legs
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Antiquary (1901)
"For instance, many of the complicated zigzag patterns can be traced back to such
objects as a frog's legs, a bat, or cobra. Birds naturally supplied many ..."
2. First principles of chemistry by Benjamin Silliman (1851)
"When, how, and by whom, was galvanism discovered T Explain the experiment with
the frog's legs. * This sort of electrical excitement is, also, ..."
3. How to Cook Fish by Olive Green (1908)
"Dip into the batter frog legs which have been marinated in oil and vinegar, and
fry in deep ... FRIED frog legs—IV Parboil for five minutes, blanch in cold ..."
4. Favorite Dishes: A Columbian Autograph Souvenir Cookery Book. Over Three by Carrie V. Shuman (1893)
"frog legs must be first salted and then dipped in a batter made of cracker dust
and beaten eggs. Fry them in sweet table butter until they are a golden ..."
5. The Picayune Creole Cook Book (1922)
"... 6 frog legs. 2 Tablespoonfuls of Butter. 3 Large Onions. ... Throw in the Frog
legs as it begins to boil, and add salt and pepper ..."
6. Electricity in Every-day Life by Edwin James Houston (1905)
"The convulsions of the frog's legs, that immediately occurred, ... Long before
Galvani's experiment on the frog's legs, Swammerdam, in 1678, exhibited an ..."
7. The Retrospect of Practical Medicine and Surgery: Being a Half-yearly edited by William Braithwaite, James Braithwaite, Edmond Fauriel Trevelyan (1863)
"I have submitted the pancreatic juice to the test of the frog's legs, ...
The frog's legs were introduced, but, after eight hours' exposure to a temperature ..."
8. The Popular Science Monthly (1874)
"... now suspended the frog's legs to the iron balcony, in order to discover if
atmospheric electricity would have any effect on the muscles of the animal. ..."
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