pollywog noun 3verb 2forms 3 noun3 •(dialect, US) A tadpole.So Tommy sang the following verse: “The cold got worse, The frog got hoarse, Till croaking he scared a polliwog!” — 1897 •(informal) A sailor who has not yet crossed the equator. •(disapproving, no longer used) An untrustworthy person, especially a politician. verb2 •(US) To collect mussels, clams, etc. in shallow water using one's hands.I grew up on the Mississippi River and as a youth I fished, camped, and pollywogged for clams on the river, but I never found a pearl. — 2003 •(rare) To move in the manner of a tadpole; to zigzag, undulate.I guess he figured I could make it back to the bank on my own. I stayed out there and kind of pollywogged up and down getting my breath. The cool water felt so good. — 1985 formspollywogged · pollywogging · pollywogs
