tad ‧ pole /ˈtædpəʊl $ -poʊl/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Origin: toad + poll 'head' ( ⇨ ↑ poll 1 ) ]
a small creature that has a long tail, lives in water, and grows into a ↑ frog or ↑ toad
tad ‧ pole /ˈtædpəʊl $ -poʊl/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Origin: toad + poll 'head' ( ⇨ ↑ poll 1 ) ]
a small creature that has a long tail, lives in water, and grows into a ↑ frog or ↑ toad
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012