The
grip of a
violin bow (or bow of any other stringed
instrument) is often mistakenly referred to as the 'frog'.
According to The
Oxford Dictionary of Music, The Grove Concise
Dictionary of
Music, The New Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments (vol 3, P-Z) and the Collins English Dictionary (3rd. ed.) the
frog is in fact the
nut in the
heel of the
bow which tightens the
horsehair of the bow.
The reason the heel of the bow is often referred to as the frog is because of the manner in which the musician holds the bow. S/he holds the bow near the frog, and the index and second and third fingers rest on the stick while the thumb presses on the underside of the frog.
(For more info on the violin refer to its node)