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   [foot-pad] noun, verb, -pad·ded, -pad·ding.
noun
1.
a highwayman or robber who goes on foot.
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verb (used without object)
2.
to proceed stealthily on foot.

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Origin:
1675–85; foot + pad2
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footpad (ˈfʊtˌpæd)
 
—n
archaic a robber or highwayman, on foot rather than horseback

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Main Entry:  footpad
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  See digital pad
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footpad
"highway robber," 1680s, from foot + pad (v.).
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