footpad
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noun \-ˌpad\Definition of FOOTPAD
: a criminal who robs pedestrians
Origin of FOOTPAD
foot + pad highwayman, probably from 3pad
First Known Use: 1678
Rhymes with FOOTPAD
Akkad, aoudad, Baghdad, Belgrade, Carlsbad, caudad, comrade, Conrad, crash pad, crawdad, doodad, dorsad, dryad, dyad, egad, farad, Flagstad, gonad, granddad, heptad, horn-mad, ironclad, keypad, launchpad, maenad, monad, mouse pad, Murad, naiad, nicad, nomad, NORAD, notepad, pentad, pleiad, postgrad, scratch pad, Sinbad, tetrad, touch pad, triclad
2footpad
nounDefinition of FOOTPAD
: a flattish foot on the leg of a spacecraft for distributing weight to minimize sinking into a surface
Origin of FOOTPAD
foot + 1pad
First Known Use: 1966
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