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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