- (n.) Alternative of Wadd.
- (n.) A soft mass, especially of some loose, fibrous substance, used for various purposes, as for stopping an aperture, padding a garment, etc.
- (v.t.) To form into a mass or wad or into wadding; as, to wad tow or cotton.
- (n.) Specifically: A little mass of some soft or flexible material, such as hay, straw, tow, paper or old rope yarn, used for retaining a charge of powder in a gun or for keeping the powder and shot close; also, to diminish or avoid the effects of windage. Also, by extension, a dusk of felt, pasteboard, etc., serving a similar purpose.
- (n.) A little mass, tuft or bundle, as of hay or tow.
- (n.) Woad.
- (v.t.) To insert or crowd a wad into; as, to wad a gun; also, to stuff or line with some soft substance or wadding, like cotton; as, to wad a cloak.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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