The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pad \Pad\, n. [Perh. akin to pod.]
A soft, or small, cushion; a mass of anything soft; stuffing.
A kind of cushion for writing upon, or for blotting; esp., one formed of many flat sheets of writing paper, or layers of blotting paper; a block of paper.
A cushion used as a saddle without a tree or frame.
A stuffed guard or protection; esp., one worn on the legs of horses to prevent bruising.
(Zo["o]l.) A cushionlike thickening of the skin one the under side of the toes of animals.
A floating leaf of a water lily or similar plant.
(Med.) A soft bag or cushion to relieve pressure, support a part, etc.
(Naut.) A piece of timber fixed on a beam to fit the curve of the deck.
--W. C. Russel.A measure for fish; as, sixty mackerel go to a pad; a basket of soles. [Eng.]
--Simmonds.A dwelling place, usually an apartment; one's living quarters; as, come over to my pad to watch the game.
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A sum of money paid as a bribe to police officers, shared among them; also, the list of such officers receiving such a bribe.
Pad cloth, a saddlecloth; a housing.
Pad saddle. See def. 3, above.
Pad tree (Harness Making), a piece of wood or metal which gives rigidity and shape to a harness pad.
--Knight.on the pad, receiving bribes; -- of police officers.