Definition of footpad. Meaning of footpad. Synonyms of footpad

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Definition of footpad

footpad
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.]
Footpad
Footpad Foot"pad`, n. A highwayman or robber on foot.

Meaning of footpad from wikipedia

- In archaic terminology, a footpad is a robber or thief specialising in pedestrian victims. The term was used widely from the 16th century until the 19th...
- Footpads is a 1895 British short silent drama film that was directed by Robert W. Paul. It features a top-hatted pedestrian against a rainy London backdrop...
- 05%. An estimated 5% of dogs may be affected by footpad hyperkeratosis, a thickening of the footpad and sometimes nose. Lesions usually occur at the...
- a metacarpal pad, and a carpal pad, with dewclaw near the footpad. When a dog's footpad is exposed to the cold, heat loss is prevented by an adaptation...
- compared to a footpad who travelled and robbed on foot; mounted highwaymen were widely considered to be socially superior to footpads. Such criminals...
- Footpad (foaled 27 February 2012) is a French thoroughbred racehorse who won multiple Grade 1 races in Great Britain, Ireland and France. Footpad was...
- Canine distemper virus (CDV) (sometimes termed "footpad disease") is a viral disease that affects a wide variety of mammal families, including domestic...
- glands and not only on their tongues; they sweat mainly through their footpads. However, dogs do primarily regulate their body temperature through panting...
- 2020-06-29. Johnson, Charles (1836). Lives of the Most Notorious Highwaymen, Footpads and Murderers. Lloyd, Purkess & Strange. Archived from the original on...
- 160-kilometre-per-hour (99 mph) impacts than with the Surveyor 1 soft landing on three footpads using its radar-controlled, adjustable-thrust retrorocket. While Luna 9...