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Pad
·vi To rob on foot.
II. Pad ·noun A footpath; a road.
III. Pad ·vi To wear a path by walking.
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pad
The highway, or a robber thereon; also a bed. Footpads; foot robbers. To go out upon the pad; to go ...
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pad
, or pad-piece.
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Low
·- strong imp. of Laugh.
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low
An old term for a small hill or eminence.
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Pad elephant
·add. ·- An elephant that is furnished with a pad for carrying burdens instead of with a howdah for ...
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Sea pad
·- The <<Puffin>>.
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Tongue-pad
·noun A great talker.
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high pad
A highwayman. CANT.
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pad borrowers
Horse stealers.
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rum pad
The highway. CANT.
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High-low
·noun A laced boot, ankle high.
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Low steel
·add. ·- ·see under <<Low>>.
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Low-church
·adj Not placing a high estimate on ecclesiastical organizations or forms;
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Low-churchism
·noun The principles of the low-church party.
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Low-churchman
·noun One who holds low-church principles.
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Low-churchmanship
·noun The state of being a low-churchman.
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Low-churchmen
·pl of Low-churchman.
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Low-lived
·adj Characteristic of, or like, one bred in a low and vulgar condition of life; mean dishonorable; ...
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Low-minded
·adj Inclined in mind to low or unworthy things; showing a base mind.
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Low-mindedness
·noun The quality of being lowminded; meanness; baseness.
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Low-necked
·adj Cut low in the neck; decollete;
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Low-pressure
·adj Having, employing, or exerting, a low degree of pressure.
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Low-spirited
·adj Deficient in animation and courage; dejected; depressed; not sprightly.
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Low-studded
·adj Furnished or built with short studs; as, a low-studded house or room.
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Low-thoughted
·adj Having one's thoughts directed toward mean or insignificant subjects.
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low pads
Rogues who rob on foot.
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low tide
When there is no money in a man's pocket.
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low water
When there is no money in a man's pocket.
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jimmy low
n.
one of the many names of aTimber-tree, Eucalyptus resinifera, Smith, N.O. Myrtaceae.
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low latitudes
Those regions far removed from the poles of the earth towards the equator, 10° south or north of it....
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low sails
The courses and close-reefed top-sails.
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low water
The lowest point to which the tide ebbs. (See tide.) Also, used figuratively for being in distress, ...
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to pad the hoof
See to beat the hoof.
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Low, Sidney James
Journalist and miscellaneous writer. The Governance of England (1904), A Vision of India (1906), Dic...
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low and aloft
Sail from deck to truck: "every stitch on her."
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