Mudcat Café message #4180382

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Thread #172604 Message #4180382
Posted By: Lighter
31-Aug-23 - 09:50 AM
Thread Name: Origins: Valparaiso / Paddy Lay Back
Subject: RE: Origins: Valparaiso / Paddy Lay Back

Thanks for posting, Gibb.

Technically, "crapaud" means "toad" in English, but it was a common seafaring term for the French, often as "Johnny Crapaud."