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Word of the Day – Spanghew

By September 30, 2015Word of the Day

Spanghew (v)

span-g-huw

To throw (violently) in the air.

Specifically (apparently) to fling a toad or frog from the end of a stick.

Example sentences

“It was a favourite pastime of the estate teenagers to spanghew the poor unsuspecting pond frogs across the green.”

“She swung the stick and the poor toad was spanghewed into the bushes.”

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