toad-strangler

== English == === Pronunciation === === Noun === toad-strangler (plural toad-stranglers) (US, dialectal) A very heavy downpour of rain. ==== Synonyms ==== gully-washer, cob-floater, duck-drownder (duck-drowner), frog-strangler, goose drownder (goose-drowner), lightwood-knot floater, sod-soaker, trashmover, sheep drowner