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Frog

Frog [Ger.: Frosch] (Fr.: hausse; Ger.: Frosch; It.: tallone), that part of a bow which serves to tighten the hair, nowadays made of ebony, ivory, etc., attached to the lower end of the bow by means of a metal screw. Called nut in England.

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