pad-nagn.

Brit.

/ˈpadnaɡ/, U.S.

/ˈpædˌnæɡ/

Forms: see pad n.³ and nag n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pad n.³, nag n.¹

Etymology: < pad n.³ + nag n.¹

Now poetic and rare.

A horse with a naturally easy pace for everyday riding, esp. by women. Cf. pad n.³

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > horse defined by speed or gait > [noun] > type(s) of gait > amble > that ambles

hobbyc1400

amblerc1405

hobby-horse1598

pad-horse1626

pad-nag1654

pad mare1701

pad1832

1654 B. Whitelocke Jrnl. Swedish Ambassy (1772) II. 220 A sober..well-paced english padde nagge.

1685 W. Pope Old Mans Wish With a spacious Plain without Hedge or Stile, And an easie Pad Nag to ride out a Mile.

1717 C. Cibber Nonjuror i. 1 I was about buying a pad-nag for your sister.

1770 S. Foote Lame Lover i. 12 To buy a pad-nag for a lady.

a1804 J. Tobin School for Authors (1808) I. i. 9 They say you'll find Pegasus a friskier jade than your old pad nag.

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. vii. 172 To procure an easy pad nag for his wife.

1990 P. Scupham Watching Perseids 39 Your pad-nags turn their simple heads for home.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

† pad-nagv.

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: pad-nag n.

Etymology: < pad-nag n.

Obsolete. rare.

transitive with it. To ride on a pad-nag.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > transport > riding on horse (or other animal) > ride a horse (or other animal) [verb (intransitive)] > ride with an easy pace

amblec1405

pad-nag1748

shack1833

tripple1899

1748 S. Richardson Clarissa III. xlii. 217 Will it not..give him pretence and excuse oftener than ever to pad-nag it hither?

Derivatives

† padnagging adj. Obsolete that rides pad-nags; (in quot. 1836 in extended use) ill-equipped.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > transport > riding on horse (or other animal) > rider > [adjective] > riding at an easy pace

padnagging1836

1836 P. Hawker Diary (1893) II. 107 The green sub. of some padnagging regiment had walked off with my portmanteau instead of his own.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

单词	pad-nag
释义	pad-nagn. Brit. /ˈpadnaɡ/, U.S. /ˈpædˌnæɡ/ Forms: see pad n.³ and nag n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pad n.³, nag n.¹ Etymology: < pad n.³ + nag n.¹ Now poetic and rare. A horse with a naturally easy pace for everyday riding, esp. by women. Cf. pad n.³ ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > horse defined by speed or gait > [noun] > type(s) of gait > amble > that ambles hobbyc1400 amblerc1405 hobby-horse1598 pad-horse1626 pad-nag1654 pad mare1701 pad1832 1654 B. Whitelocke Jrnl. Swedish Ambassy (1772) II. 220 A sober..well-paced english padde nagge. 1685 W. Pope Old Mans Wish With a spacious Plain without Hedge or Stile, And an easie Pad Nag to ride out a Mile. 1717 C. Cibber Nonjuror i. 1 I was about buying a pad-nag for your sister. 1770 S. Foote Lame Lover i. 12 To buy a pad-nag for a lady. a1804 J. Tobin School for Authors (1808) I. i. 9 They say you'll find Pegasus a friskier jade than your old pad nag. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. vii. 172 To procure an easy pad nag for his wife. 1990 P. Scupham Watching Perseids 39 Your pad-nags turn their simple heads for home. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † pad-nagv. Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: pad-nag n. Etymology: < pad-nag n. Obsolete. rare. transitive with it. To ride on a pad-nag. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > riding on horse (or other animal) > ride a horse (or other animal) [verb (intransitive)] > ride with an easy pace amblec1405 pad-nag1748 shack1833 tripple1899 1748 S. Richardson Clarissa III. xlii. 217 Will it not..give him pretence and excuse oftener than ever to pad-nag it hither? Derivatives † padnagging adj. Obsolete that rides pad-nags; (in quot. 1836 in extended use) ill-equipped. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > riding on horse (or other animal) > rider > [adjective] > riding at an easy pace padnagging1836 1836 P. Hawker Diary (1893) II. 107 The green sub. of some padnagging regiment had walked off with my portmanteau instead of his own. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < n.1654v.1748
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