wad (2)

[A. S. wed =a pledge; O. Dut. wedde = a pledge, a pawn; Icel. udh; Sw. vad; Ger. welle.] [WED.] A wager, pledge, hostage, stake. ( Scotch.) wad (4), wadd, s. [A provincial word.] Mineralogy: 1. A name given to certain hydrated manganese oxides of variable composition and physical characters. Hardne , 0.5-6; specific gravity, 3-4-26. Dana makes three sub-groups: (1) Manganesian, or Bog Manganese (Groroilite, Reis sac he rite, and Ouatite); (2) Cobaltiferous, or Asbolite (Cacochlore); and (3) Cupriferous, or Lampadite (Pelokonite). 2. A provincial name for Graphite (q. v.). wad, v. aux . [See def.] Would. (Scotch.) "O wad some power the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us." wad (1), v. t. [WAD (1), s.] Burns: To a Louse. IMG:content-0597.png:[blocks in formation]