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
How can a cove stand talking in the street with his master's prad a wanting to be took to be rubbed down, and his master up to every individgle thing that happens!'
From Dombey and Son by Dickens, Charles
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
The kiddey clapped his persuaders to his prad but the traps boned him; the highwayman spurred his horse hard, but the officers seized him.
From 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue by Grose, Francis
A muleteer simply, sitting sideways on his prad, and leading a half-dozen mules laden with panniers in Indian file behind him.
From Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. I) by O'Shea, John Augustus
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