Pad

n.

A cushion used as a saddle without a tree or frame.

n.

A stuffed guard or protection; esp., one worn on the legs of horses to prevent bruising.

n.

A cushionlike thickening of the skin one the under side of the toes of animals.

n.

A floating leaf of a water lily or similar plant.

n.

A soft bag or cushion to relieve pressure, support a part, etc.

n.

A piece of timber fixed on a beam to fit the curve of the deck.

n.

A measure for fish; as, sixty mackerel go to a pad; a basket of soles.

v. t.

To stuff; to furnish with a pad or padding.

v. t.

To imbue uniformly with a mordant; as, to pad cloth.

n.

A footpath; a road.

n.

An easy-paced horse; a padnag.

n.

A robber that infests the road on foot; a highwayman; -- usually called a footpad.

n.

The act of robbing on the highway.

v. t.

To travel upon foot; to tread.

v. i.

To travel heavily or slowly.

v. i.

To rob on foot.

v. i.

To wear a path by walking.

n.

A soft, or small, cushion; a mass of anything soft; stuffing.

n.

A kind of cushion for writing upon, or for blotting; esp., one formed of many flat sheets of writing paper, or layers of blotting paper; a block of paper.


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