7. (Med.) A soft bag or cushion to relieve pressure, support a part,
etc.
8. (Naut.) A piece of timber fixed on a beam to fit the curve of the
deck. W. C. Russel.
9. A measure for fish; as, sixty mackerel go to a pad; a basket of
soles. [Eng.] Simmonds.
Pad cloth, a saddlecloth; a housing. -- Pad saddle. See def. 3, above.
-- Pad tree (Harness Making), a piece of wood or metal which gives
rigidity and shape to a harness pad. Knight.
Pad, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Padded; p. pr. & vb. n. Padding.] 1. To stuff;
to furnish with a pad or padding.
2. (Calico Printing) To imbue uniformly with a mordant; as, to pad
cloth. Ure.
Pad"ar (?), n. [Etymol. uncertain.] Groats; coarse flour or meal.
[Obs.] Sir. H. Wotton.
Pad"der (?), n. 1. One who, or that which, pads.