English

Alternative forms

• shieldtoad, shield toad, shelt-toad

Noun

shield-toad ‎(plural shield-toads)

1. (archaic, rare, nonstandard) A turtle or tortoise.
   • 2010, Hugh Peter McGrath, Michael Comenetz, Valery's Graveyard:

     But we already know that a shield-toad is a Frenchman, while the sun is Apollo's shield.

   • For usage examples of this term, see Citations:shield-toad.