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hodiern (iou) and toad-eater (iou)


hodiern (iou)



hodiern adjective. Long rare. E16.
[Latin hodiernus, from hodie today.]
= HODIERNAL.

toad-eater (iou)



toad-eater noun. E17.
[from TOAD + EATER.]
A person who eats toads; orig. spec. a charlatan's attendant who ate or pretended to eat toads (regarded as poisonous) to demonstrate the charlatan's skill in expelling poison. E17.
A fawning flatterer, a sycophant; = TOADY noun 2. Also (derog., now rare), a humble friend or dependant. M18.