hard pad

British  

noun

1. (in dogs) an abnormal increase in the thickness of the foot pads: one of the clinical signs of canine distemper See distemper 1

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Example Sentences

The Ship then uses its rockets to guide itself down safely and land on a hard pad upon its landing legs.

From BBC • Oct. 10, 2024

In the former case, the bleeding may generally be stopped by binding on a hard pad.

From Health, Happiness, and Longevity Health without medicine: happiness without money: the result, longevity by McCarty, Louis Philippe

They did not expect any upper front teeth, for in place of them the Sheep have only a hard pad of flesh.

From Among the Farmyard People by Gordon, F.C.

Its limbs are less unlike those of the feline genus than any other Earthly type, but have three claws and a hard pad in lieu of the soft cushion.

From Across the Zodiac by Greg, Percy