Toad

имя существительное 1) жаба 2) отвратительный человек, гадина Например: toad under the harrow — вечно притесняемый человек toad in the hole — бифштекс, запечённый в тесте to eat somebody's toads — быть чьим-либо приживальщиком

Большой англо-русский словарь

Toad

noun Etymology: Middle English tode, from Old English tāde, tādige 1. any of numerous anuran amphibians (especially family Bufonidae) that are distinguished from the related frogs by being more terrestrial in habit though returning to water to lay their eggs, by having a build that is squatter and shorter with weaker and shorter hind limbs, and by having skin that is rough, dry, and warty rather than smooth and moist 2. a contemptible person or thing

Энциклопедический словарь Мерриама-Вебстера