fine as frog's hair

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What does fine as frog's hair mean?

Alternative form of fine as frog hair (“very fine; great; splendid”).

Where does fine as frog's hair come from?

A play on both senses of fine, and the idea that frogs' hairs (since they have none) must be very slender.

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