3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Footpad \Foot"pad`\, n. A highwayman or robber on foot. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: pad \pad\ (p[a^]d), n. [D. pad. [root]21. See {Path}.] 1. A footpath; a road. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] 2. An easy-paced horse; a padnag. --Addison [1913 Webster] An abbot on an ambling pad. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster] 3. A robber that infests the road on foot; a highwayman; -- usually called a {footpad}. --Gay. --Byron. [1913 Webster] 4. The act of robbing on the highway. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: footpad n : a highwayman who robs on foot [syn: {padder}]
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