footpad

American  

[foot-pad] / ˈfʊtˌpæd /

noun

1. a highwayman or robber who goes on foot.

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verb (used without object)

footpadded, footpadding

1. to proceed stealthily on foot.

footpad British  

/ ˈfʊtˌpæd /

noun

1. archaic a robber or highwayman, on foot rather than horseback

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Etymology

Origin of footpad

First recorded in 1675–85; foot + pad ²

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

footpad footpadded

Now, off the last rung, onto the saucer-like footpad.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 17, 2019

Harada showed me a few different movements: swinging your feet from side-to-side, swinging your feet in circles, rolling your ankles around on the footpads, pushing each footpad up and down like a seesaw.

From Slate ● Dec. 21, 2016

Lee explained why the first image showed the footpad: to see how far Viking might sink into the surface.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 18, 2016

As many other large dogs with footpad injuries do, Sam kept putting weight on the wound, caused when a toe had to be amputated.

From New York Times ● Sep. 10, 2012

The picture built up, line by line, until with enormous relief we saw the footpad sitting high and dry above the Martian surface.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

What burned Babs was that they footpadded off with the "irreplaceable" jewel collection of her seventh husband, Laotian Prince Raymond Doan Vinh Na Champassak.

From Time Magazine Archive