† pole-padn.GunneryObsolete a stuffed leather pad fastened on the point of the pole of a gun carriage to prevent injury to the horses.
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1864 E. D. TownsendGen. Orders 2 Feb. in War of Rebellion (U.S. War Dept.) 3rd Ser. IV. 65 Pole-straps and pole-pads of field limbers, not belonging in horse batteries, are to be kept in the implement room or in the trays of the limber chest.