| 单词 | gentleman of the pad |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgentleman (also squire) of the pad ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > robber > [noun] > highwayman routerc1300 malandryna1438 stradarolle1562 highpad1567 highway robber1577 way-beatera1586 lance-man1589 high lawyer1591 St. Nicholas' clerk1598 outrider1599 bidstand1600 land-pirate1608 highwayman1617 pad1652 knight of the road1665 rum-padder1665 paddist1671 rum pad1688 pad-thief1690 gentleman (also squire) of the pad1700 snaffler1728 gentleman1778 scamp1782 scampsman1799 bandolero1832 ladrone1832 Spring-heeled Jack1838 road agent1840 agent1876 1700 T. Brown Amusem. Serious & Comical x. 105 Sometimes they are Squires of the Pad and..borrow a little Money upon the King's High-Way. 1707 G. Farquhar Beaux Stratagem ii. 17 D'ye know of any other Gentlemen o'the Pad on this Road? 1718 Entertainer 294 The Gentlemen of the Pad, and those that Rob on the Road, shall die at the Tree for Actions trifling..with respect to these. 1817 W. Scott Rob Roy I. iv. 72 ‘What sort of a gentleman?’ said my companion, somewhat hastily, his mind, I suppose, running upon gentlemen of the pad, as they were then termed. < as lemmas |
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