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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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Quotation dates: 1877
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HUPPO, n. Also -ou, hoppo. A frog or toad (Ork. 1929 Marw., Ork. 1957). Comb. huppo-stuil, toad-stool (Ib.). [′hʌpo]Ork. 1877 Sc. Naturalist (Jan.) 9:
Toads (called in Orkney Huppous) are believed to sit on the Wheatear's eggs, and to hatch the young birds.
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