footpad

[ foot-pad ]

/ ˈfʊtˌpæd /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR footpad ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a highwayman or robber who goes on foot.

verb (used without object), foot·pad·ded, foot·pad·ding.

to proceed stealthily on foot.

Origin of footpad

First recorded in 1675–85; foot + pad²

Words nearby footpad

footman, footmark, footmen's gallery, footnote, footpace, footpad, footpath, footplate, foot-pound, foot-poundal, foot-pound-second

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Example sentences from the Web for footpad

What if a footpad started sinking into the moondust, or the Eagle sprung a leak?
Man on the Moon|The Daily Beast|July 19, 2009|DAILY BEAST
And we know what we think of the footpad,—and what we do to him.
The Duke's Children|Anthony Trollope
Quantitative experiments on wounds of the footpad of dogs showed that cotarnin invariably increased the bleeding.
The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 2 of 2|Various
I was assaulted by a footpad near Abrantes, as if I was worth robbing.
The Snare|Rafael Sabatini

A sailor coming across Blackheath one evening, was stopped by a footpad, who demanded his money, when a scuffle ensued.
Joe Miller's Jests, With Copious Additions|Various
I found he always carried them about with him: and then I thought there was no way for it but to hire a footpad to rob him.
Dust|Julian Hawthorne

British Dictionary definitions for footpad

footpad

/ (ˈfʊtˌpæd) /

noun

archaic a robber or highwayman, on foot rather than horseback

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	footpad
释义	footpad [ foot-pad ] / ˈfʊtˌpæd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR footpad ON THESAURUS.COM noun a highwayman or robber who goes on foot. verb (used without object), foot·pad·ded, foot·pad·ding. to proceed stealthily on foot. Origin of footpad First recorded in 1675–85; foot + pad² Words nearby footpad footman, footmark, footmen's gallery, footnote, footpace, footpad, footpath, footplate, foot-pound, foot-poundal, foot-pound-second Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for footpad What if a footpad started sinking into the moondust, or the Eagle sprung a leak? Man on the Moon\|The Daily Beast\|July 19, 2009\|DAILY BEAST And we know what we think of the footpad,—and what we do to him. The Duke's Children\|Anthony Trollope Quantitative experiments on wounds of the footpad of dogs showed that cotarnin invariably increased the bleeding. The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 2 of 2\|Various I was assaulted by a footpad near Abrantes, as if I was worth robbing. The Snare\|Rafael Sabatini A sailor coming across Blackheath one evening, was stopped by a footpad, who demanded his money, when a scuffle ensued. Joe Miller's Jests, With Copious Additions\|Various I found he always carried them about with him: and then I thought there was no way for it but to hire a footpad to rob him. Dust\|Julian Hawthorne British Dictionary definitions for footpad footpad / (ˈfʊtˌpæd) / noun archaic a robber or highwayman, on foot rather than horseback Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to footpad outlaw, desperado, thief, highwayman, bandit, soldier, pirate, robber, marauder, pillager, freebooter, crook, criminal, brigand, rider, holdup man, road agent
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footpad

noun

verb (used without object), foot·pad·ded, foot·pad·ding.

Origin of footpad

Words nearby footpad

Example sentences from the Web for footpad

British Dictionary definitions for footpad

noun

Words related to footpad