PAD  . (1) Probably from the same See also:

• ROOT (late O.E. rot, adopted from Scand., cf. Norw. and Swed. rot, Dan. rod; the true O.E. word was wyrt, plant, represented in Ger. Wurz or Wurzel; the ultimate root is the same in both words, and is seen in Lat. radix)
• ROOT, ELIHU (1845– )

root as " pod," the husk or See also:

• SEED (from the root seen in Lat. serere, to sow)

seed-covering in certain See also:

• PLANTS

plants,.a See also:

• TERM

term used in various connexions, the sense being derived from that of a soft See also:

• CUSHION (from O. Fr. coisson, coussin; according to the New English Dict., from Lat. coxa, a hip; others say from Lat. culcita, a quilt)

cushion, or cushion-like See also:

• COMBINATION (Lat. combinare, to combine)

combination used either for protective purposes or as stuffing or stiffening . In See also:

• ZOOLOGY (from Gr. Nov, a living thing, and ?byos, theory)

zoology, it is particularly used of the fleshy elastic protuberances on the See also:

• SOLE (Solea)

sole of the See also:

• FOOT

foot of many animals such as the See also:

• CAT
• CAT, CIVET
• CAT, HOUSE

cat and See also:

• DOG

dog, the See also:

• CAMEL (from the Arabic Djemal or the Heb. Gamal)

camel, &c.; and of the similar cushion beneath the toes of a See also:

• BIRD

bird's foot or of the tarsal cushion of an See also:

• INSECT

insect . In sporting phraseology the whole paw of a See also:

• FOX
• FOX, C
• FOX, CHARLES JAMES (1749-1806)
• FOX, EDWARD (c. 1496-1538)
• FOX, GEORGE (1624-1691)
• FOX, RICHARD (c. 1448-1528)
• FOX, ROBERT WERE (1789—1877)
• FOX, SIR STEPHEN (1627–1716)
• FOX, SIR WILLIAM (1812-1893)

fox or other beast of See also:

• CHASE
• CHASE, SALMON PORTLAND (1808-1873)
• CHASE, SAMUEL (1741–1811)
• CHASE, WILLIAM MERRITT (1849– )

chase is called the " pad." A See also:

• SPECIAL

special technical use, somewhat difficult to connect with the above meanings, is for the socket 'of a See also:

• BRACE (through the Fr. from the plural of the Lat. bracchium, the arm)
• BRACE, CHARLES LORING (1826-189o)
• BRACE, JULIA (1806-1884)

brace or for the handle of such tools as a See also:

• KEY
• KEY (in O. Eng. tang; the ultimate origin of the word is unknown; it appears only in Old Frisian kei of other Teutonic languages; until the end of the 17th century the pronunciation was kay, as in other words in O. Eng. ending in aeg; cf. daeg, day; clang
• KEY (the phraseograms being indicated by hyphens)
• KEY, SIR ASTLEY COOPER (1821-1888)
• KEY, THOMAS HEWITT (1799-1875)

key-hole saw . (2) The canting word " pad," now surviving in such words as " footpad," a See also:

• HIGHWAY

highway robber, or " pad See also:

• HORSE (a word common to Teutonic languages in such forms as hors, hros, ros; cf. the Ger. ross)

horse," a roadster See also:

• RIDING

riding-horse with an easy See also:

• ACTION

action, is the same as " path," adapted directly from the See also:

• LOW, SETH (1850- )
• LOW, WILL HICOK (1853- )

Low Ger. See also:

• FORM (Lat. forma)

form pad, a track or road . (3) There is an old See also:

• ENGLISH

English See also:

• DIALECT (from Gr. Sia stcror, conversation, manner of speaking, &aXeyec6at, to converse)

dialect word for a See also:

• FROG

frog (Scottish and See also:

• NORTH
• NORTH, BARONS
• NORTH, MARIANNE (1830—1890)
• NORTH, ROGER (1653-1734)
• NORTH, SIR THOMAS (1535?-16o1?)

North) or a See also:

• TOAD

toad, more See also:

• FAMILIAR (through the Fr. familier, from Lat. familiaris, of or belonging to the familia, family)

familiar in the diminutive " paddock " (cf . See also:

• HAMLET

Hamlet, iii . 4, 189; See also:

• MACBETH

Macbeth, i . 1, 9) . This is found in many See also:

• TEUTONIC
• TEUTONIC (GERMANIC) LANGUAGES

Teutonic See also:

• LANGUAGES

languages, cf . See also:

• DAN

Dan. padde, Du. pad, &c . The diminutive is to be distinguished from " paddock," a small enclosed See also:

• PLOT
• PLOT, ROBERT (164o-1696)

plot of pasture See also:

• LAND

land, an altered form of " parrock," O .

Eng. pearroc .