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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The crime of robbing of travelers on the road; footpaddery.

   "This footpadding is only done just for a bit of amusement, and because the colonel is out of the way."

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of footpad form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

banditfootpathmuggernipoutlawpadder

Example

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"This footpadding is only done just for a bit of amusement, and because the colonel is out of the way."

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