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gad

1  [gad] verb, gad⋅ded, gad⋅ding, noun
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–verb (used without object)
1. to move restlessly or aimlessly from one place to another: to gad about.
–noun
2. the act of gadding.
Origin:
1425–75; late ME gadden, perh. back formation from gadeling companion in arms, fellow (in 16th century, vagabond, wanderer), OE gædeling, deriv. of gæd fellowship; see gather, -ling 1

Related forms:
gadder, noun
gad⋅ding⋅ly, adverb
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gad 1   (gād)   
intr.v.   gad·ded, gad·ding, gads
To move about restlessly and with little purpose. See Synonyms at wander.

[Middle English gadden, to hurry.]
gad'der n.
gad 2   (gād)   
n.  

  1. A pointed tool, such as a spike or chisel, used for breaking rock or ore.

  2. A goad, as for prodding cattle.

tr.v.   gad·ded, gad·ding, gads
To break up (ore, for example) with a gad.

[Middle English, from Old Norse gaddr.]
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