# Finial, aglet and grommet conversation split from the Trolls R Us Thread

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**Created:** [July 19, 2024, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finial-aglet-and-grommet-conversation-split-from-the-trolls-r-us-thread/1004534 "2024-07-19T17:47:50Z")\
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Another kind of frog: the railroad frog:

> **[What Is A Railroad Frog | Movable Point Frogs](https://railroadrails.com/information/what-is-railroad-frog/)**
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> A railroad track frog is a device that helps the wheels rolling from one track to another. On busy mainlines, swingnose crossings are widely used.

Basically, it’s part of a railroad switch, where trains can move from one track to another.

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There are these giant pinchers to pick up logs with.

I’ve heard them called log frogs. I don’t see it listed any where but I have heard it.

I think the steel industry may have something called a frog, but I can’t find that either.

Any way, it’s a great descriptive word.

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I listed frog buttons in my button post.

And I have heard the unraveling of knitted work called that.

I have fond memories of my ol’ Granny saying “frog it girl” when she was trying to teach me to knit. I never learned.

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**Post date:** [July 24, 2024, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finial-aglet-and-grommet-conversation-split-from-the-trolls-r-us-thread/1004534/44 "2024-07-24T16:35:39Z")

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> [@Zyada](#):
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> In knitting/crochet slang, frogging is undoing the work that you’ve done (rip it, rip it, rip it)

Oh, ouch!

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