spanghew

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/ˈspæŋ.hjuː/

verb

To launch (a frog or toad) into the air from the end of a stick; to inflate (a frog) and bowl it across the surface of a pond.

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Meanings

verbspanghew (third-person singular simple present spanghews, present participle spanghewing, simple past and past participle spanghewed)

present singular third person spanghews · participle present spanghewing · participle past spanghewed · past spanghewed

  1. Northern EnglandScotlandraretransitiveTo launch (a frog or toad) into the air from the end of a stick; to inflate (a frog) and bowl it across the surface of a pond.

Origin

From a combination of spang (“to spring”) and an onomatopoeic second element.

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Cite this entry
APA

spanghew. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spanghew

MLA

“spanghew.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spanghew. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spanghew,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spanghew.

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