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pad(2) (iou)



pad noun2. [pad] M16.
[Low German, Dutch pad PATH noun1.]
a. A path, a track; the road, the way. slang & dial. arch. M16.
on the pad on the road, on the tramp. rum pad: see RUM adjective1. stand pad beg by the roadside.
b. spec. A track made by animals, esp. cattle. Usu. with specifying word. Austral. & NZ. L19.
A horse with a naturally easy pace, a horse for use on the road. arch. E17.
T. H. White Could I waylay some knight..mounted on an ambling pad?
Highway robbery. slang (now Hist.). M17.
b. A highwayman, a footpad. slang. L17-M19.
Comb.: pad-nag noun & verb (arch.) (a) noun = sense 2 above; (b) verb intrans. ride at an easy pace, amble.