Pad

pad, n. a thief on the high-road (more commonly Footpad ): (abbrev. from pad-horse ) a horse for riding on the road: an easy-paced horse.— v.i. to walk on foot: to trudge along: to rob on foot:— pr.p. pad′ding; pa.t. and pa.p. pad′ded. — adj. Pad′-clink′ing , keeping company with thieves.— n. Pad′ding-ken , a low lodging-house inhabited by thieves.— Stand pad , to beg by the roadside. [Dut. pad , a path.]