English Dictionary: footpad | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for footpad | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pad \Pad\, n. [D. pad. [root]21. See {Path}.] 1. A footpath; a road. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] 2. An easy-paced horse; a padnag. --Addison An abbot on an ambling pad. --Tennyson. 3. A robber that infests the road on foot; a highwayman; -- usually called a {footpad}. --Gay. Byron. 4. The act of robbing on the highway. [Obs.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Footpad \Foot"pad`\, n. A highwayman or robber on foot. |