Found 2 items, similar to footpad.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: footpad
footpad
n : a highwayman who robs on foot [syn:
padder]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: footpad
pad
\pad\ (p[a^]d), n. [D. pad. [root]21. See
Path.]
1. A footpath; a road. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
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2. An easy-paced horse; a padnag. --Addison
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An abbot on an ambling pad. --Tennyson.
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3. A robber that infests the road on foot; a highwayman; --
usually called a
footpad. --Gay. --Byron.
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4. The act of robbing on the highway. [Obs.]
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