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FOOTPAD
footpad, padder
(noun) a highwayman who robs on foot
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
footpad (plural footpads)
The soft underside of an animal's paw.
(medicine) A medicated bandage for the treatment of corns and warts.
(archaic) A thief on foot who robs travellers on the road.
(Australian) An unmade, minor walking trail formed only by foot traffic.
Verb
footpad (third-person singular simple present footpads, present participle footpadding, simple past and past participle footpadded)
(archaic) To rob travellers on the road.
To sneak on foot.
Source: Wiktionary
Foot"pad`, n.
Definition: A highwayman or robber on foot.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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