单词 | padder |
释义 | paddern.1 slang. Now rare. A highwayman, esp. one who operates on foot (cf. footpad n.1); (more generally) a robber. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > robber > [noun] > highwayman > footpad trailer1591 commissioner of Newmarket heath1592 foot land-raker1598 striker1598 padder1610 footman1615 footpad1670 low pad1673 spice1819 padfoot1838 1610 S. Rid Martin Mark-all 50 Such as robbe on horse-backe were called high lawyers, and those who robbed on foote, he called Padders. 1668 J. Dryden Sr Martin Mar-all iv. 44 If she had stir'd out of doors, there were Whipsters abroad i' faith, Padders of Maidenheads. 1708 Brit. Apollo 3–8 Dec. Three Padders in Wit, Who must steal all they get. 1742 C. Jarvis tr. M. de Cervantes Don Quixote (1998) i. 409 They again demanded help and assistance in apprehending that common robber, padder, and highwayman. 1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian v, in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. III. 116 Ye crack-rope padder, born beggar and bred thief. 1889 A. Conan Doyle Micah Clarke xxiii. 237 We are not a gang of padders and michers, but a crew of honest seamen. 1904 N.E.D. at Paddist A padder, a professional highwayman. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). paddern.2 1. A person who or thing which pads (in various senses of pad v.2). ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [noun] > wearing other clothing > one who Court-mantlec1367 Sunday citizen1598 longcoat1603 lettice ruffa1625 silkworma1625 copester1637 short-coat1649 Scotch-sleeve?1706 Evite1713 uniform1786 nude1810 blue-stockinged1818 waistcoateer1825 padder1828 stook of duds1834 bloomer1851 sleeve1851 shirt1860 shirtwaister1900 DJ1926 rat-catcher1928 sweater girl1940 zoot-suiter1942 Edwardian1954 penguin1967 overcoat1969 1828 E. Bulwer-Lytton Pelham I. xi. 69 Sir Henry Millington was close by her, carefully packed up in his coat and waistcoat. Certainly that man is the best padder in Europe. 1867 Galaxy Aug. 442 The art of padding has reached such perfection that nature has almost been distanced, and stands, blushing at her own incompleteness. New York can boast some artistic ‘padders’. 1977 U.S. News & World Rep. (Nexis) 3 Oct. 20 You also campaigned against the privileged few who had too much influence, and against expense-account padders and that sort of thing. 2002 Washingtonian (Nexis) Jan. Making suggestions from the wine list that are great value rather than check padders. 2. Textiles. A machine for impregnating fabric with a liquid or paste by pressing between rollers. Cf. pad v.2 3. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > manufacture of textile fabric > treating or processing textile fabric > [noun] > padding > machine padder1927 pad1935 pad mangle1955 1927 C. E. Mullin Acetate Silk (1928) xxviii. 361 It is usually best to dye the acetate silk first and then cross~dye the cotton either in the padder or jig. 1971 E. I. Valko in H. Mark et al. Chem. Aftertreatment of Textiles iii. 105 Impregnation of fabric is frequently carried out by first immersing the fabric and then pulling it between the rolls of a padder. 1998 Textile Horizons Sept. 8/1 A continuous dyeing range, complete with padder, infra red pre-dyer, Thermex hotflue and washing machine. 3. Electronics. A capacitor (usually adjustable) connected in series in a tuned circuit in order to improve the tracking with another tuned circuit at low frequencies when the tuning of the two circuits is ganged (as in a superheterodyne). Also padder capacitor, padder condenser. Cf. trimmer n. 10. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electronics > electronic devices or components > [noun] > adjustable capacitor air condenser1878 trimmer capacitor1930 padding condenser1935 padder capacitor1936 padding capacitor1970 1936 J. H. Reyner Testing Radio Sets (ed. 3) xiii. 190 (in figure) Padder. 1939 H. J. Hicks Princ. & Pract. Radio Servicing ii. 21 C10, C11, C12 and C13 are the trimmer and padder condensers employed in the oscillator circuit to make it track with the r.f. tuning condenser. 1971 A. Margolis Mod. Radio Repair Techniques vi. 82 To maintain the tracking difference, a smaller oscillator coil and padder capacitor is added to the circuit. 1985 Radio & Electronics World Mar. 46/1 The padder will control the maximum value of the combination [of capacitors] and be most effective at the lower [frequency] end of the [tuning] range. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). paddern.3 A kind of bat with a rounded solid wooden head, for playing padder tennis (see Compounds). Cf. paddle n.1 10a.Recorded earliest in padder tennis n. at Compounds. ΚΠ 1928 Times 23 Apr. 10/1 (advt.) The Boys and Girls will all want to enter into the fascinating ‘Padder Tennis’ Tournament. It's a game with all the thrills and excitement of Lawn Tennis, and all the tremendous speed of Squash. 1933 S. G. Hedges Games for Small Lawns ii. 14 The word padder applied to a solid wood racket is fresh and..seems to have an indefinable fitness. 1975 Oxf. Compan. Sports & Games 744/2 The wooden padder bat..is the essential implement that has made it possible to enjoy a fast, exciting game of tennis on such a comparatively small area. Compounds padder badminton n. badminton played with padders instead of rackets. ΚΠ 1933 S. G. Hedges Games for Small Lawns ii. 14 Padder badminton is thus simply badminton played with wood bats or rackets instead of those strung with gut. padder tennis n. chiefly British and New Zealand a variation of tennis played on a small court with padders instead of rackets; cf. paddle tennis n. at paddle n.1 Compounds 2. ΚΠ 1928Padder tennis [see main sense]. 1947 G. Winter Games for Court &Garden vii. 97 The Rules of Padder Tennis are similar to those of lawn tennis... The ‘padder’ is a bat, fairly strong, made of wood. 1998 Dominion (Wellington) (Nexis) 23 Dec. 10 Children usually get given games at Christmas—New Zealand classics like swing ball or padder tennis—so parents should get out and join in the fun. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.11610n.21828n.31928 |
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