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A paddock, or toad. Padow pipe. (Bot.) See Paddock pipe, under Paddock.

A Christian priest or monk; -- used in Italy, Spain, Portugal, and Spanish America.

A patron; a protector.

A rich and heavy silk stuff. [Written also padesoy.]

See Comanches.

A floss or waste obtained from the cocoon after the silk has been reeled off, used for shag.

On the hither side of the river Po with reference to Rome; that is, on the south side.

See Lumpfish. [Scot.]

See Lumpfish. [Scot.]

A leap in which the horse pulls up his hind legs toward his belly.

A deformity in which the urethra opens upon the top of the penis, instead of at its extremity.

The fling of a horse, or ordinary kicking back of his heels; a gambol.

A long, heavy, two-handed and two-edged sword, formerly used by Spanish foot soldiers and by executioners. Wilhelm.

The action of a horse, when, to get rid of his rider, he rears, plunges, and kicks furiously.

A highwayman or robber on foot.

To perform the dance called gallopade.

A deformity of the penis, in which the urethra opens upon its under surface.

A lamp or candlestick. [R.] By him who 'mid the golden lampads went. Trench.

One who gained the prize in the lampadrome.

A race run by young men with lighted torches in their hands. He who reached the goal first, with his torch unextinguished, gained the prize.