prad
[ prad ]
Origin of prad
11790–1800; metathetic variant of Dutch paard horse (cognate with German Pferd) ≪ Late Latin paraverēdus post horse for lesser highways. See palfrey
Words Nearby prad
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How to use prad in a sentence
Dearer to his soul is a prancing prad upon Hounslow Heath than all the engines that ever whistled along a line.
A muleteer simply, sitting sideways on his prad, and leading a half-dozen mules laden with panniers in Indian file behind him.
Romantic Spain | John Augustus O'SheaYou are right, Jerry—I shall here buy a bit of cavalry—that is a prad, on your judgment.
The True History of Tom and Jerry | Charles HindleyHer prad too, Old Vingarillo, is also a picture of goodness, from his peepers down to his fetlocks!
The True History of Tom and Jerry | Charles Hindley
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