pad n. 1.A footpath; a road. (Obs. or Prov. Eng.)
2.An easy-paced horse; a padnag. "An abbot on an ambling pad."
3.A robber that infests the road on foot; a highwayman; usually called a footpad.
4.The act of robbing on the highway. (Obs.)
Pad n. 1.A soft, or small, cushion; a mass of anything soft; stuffing.
2.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.
3.A cushion used as a saddle without a tree or frame.
4.A stuffed guard or protection; esp., one worn on the legs of horses to prevent bruising.
5.(Zool.) A cushionlike thickening of the skin one the under side of the toes of animals.
6.A floating leaf of a water lily or similar plant.
7.(Med.) A soft bag or cushion to relieve pressure, support a part, etc.
8.(Naut.) A piece of timber fixed on a beam to fit the curve of the deck.
9.A measure for fish; as, sixty mackerel go to a pad; a basket of soles. (Eng.)
10.A dwelling place, usually an apartment; one's living quarters; as, come over to my pad to watch the game. (Slang)
11.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.
on the pad, receiving bribes; of police officers.
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