prad
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of prad
1790–1800; metathetic variant of Dutch paard horse (cognate with German Pferd ) ≪ Late Latin paraverēdus post horse for lesser highways. See palfrey
Example Sentences
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He clapped his bleeders to his prad; be put spurs to his horse.
From 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue by Grose, Francis
So let's make for the prad in the lane.
From Rookwood by Ainsworth, William Harrison
His prad is becalmed; his horse knocked up.
From 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue by Grose, Francis
Having lost the scent, he rode one day slick into a gardener's ground, when his prad rammed his hind-legs into a brace of hand-glasses, and his fore-legs into a tulip-bed.
From Sketches by Seymour — Volume 05 by Seymour, Robert
The swell tipped me fifty quid for the prad; the gentleman gave fifty pounds for the horse.
From 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue by Grose, Francis
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