Wad

wod, n. a ma of loose matter thrust close together for packing, ., as hay, tow, .: a little ma of paper, tow, or the like to keep the charge in a gun.— v.t. to form into a ma : to pad, stuff out: to stuff a wad into:— pr.p. wad′ding; pa.t. and pa.p. wad′ded. — n. Wad′ding , a wad, or the materials for wads: a soft stuff, also sheets of carded cotton for stuffing garments, . [Skeat refers to Scand., Sw. vadd , wadding; cf. Ger. watte , wadding, wat , cloth (whence Fr. ouate ); ult. allied to weed .]