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Definition of wad

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Wad (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..

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Ford :: Ford (v. i.) A place in a river, or other water, where it may be passed by man or beast on foot, by wading..

Palamedeae :: Palamedeae (n. pl.) An order, or suborder, including the kamichi, and allied South American birds; -- called also screamers. In many anatomical characters they are allied to the Anseres, but they externally resemble the wading birds..

Wading :: Wading () a. & n. from Wade, v..

Wade :: Wade (v. i.) To go; to move forward.

Heron :: Heron (n.) Any wading bird of the genus Ardea and allied genera, of the family Ardeidae. The herons have a long, sharp bill, and long legs and toes, with the claw of the middle toe toothed. The common European heron (Ardea cinerea) is remarkable for its directly ascending flight, and was formerly hunted with the larger falcons..

Duck-legged :: Duck-legged (a.) Having short legs, like a waddling duck; short-legged..

Boatbill :: Boatbill (n.) A wading bird (Cancroma cochlearia) of the tropical parts of South America. Its bill is somewhat like a boat with the keel uppermost.

Waded :: Waded (imp. & p. p.) of Wa.

Wad :: Wad (v. t.) To form into a mass, or wad, or into wadding; as, to wad tow or cotton..

Waddle :: Waddle (v. i.) To walk with short steps, swaying the body from one side to the other, like a duck or very fat person; to move clumsily and totteringly along; to toddle; to stumble; as, a child waddles when he begins to walk; a goose waddles..

Waded :: Waded (imp. & p. p.) of Wad.

Thenadays :: Thenadays (adv.) At that time; then; in those days; -- correlative to nowadays.

Twaddle :: Twaddle (n.) Silly talk; gabble; fustian.

Wadd :: Wadd (n.) An earthy oxide of manganese, or mixture of different oxides and water, with some oxide of iron, and often silica, alumina, lime, or baryta; black ocher. There are several varieties..

Wadset :: Wadset (n.) A kind of pledge or mortgage.

Grallatory :: Grallatory (a.) Of or pertaining to the Grallatores, or waders..

Twattler :: Twattler (n.) One who twattles; a twaddler.

Bittern :: Bittern (n.) A wading bird of the genus Botaurus, allied to the herons, of various species..

Twaddling :: Twaddling () a. & n. from Twaddle, v..

Herodiones :: Herodiones (n. pl.) A division of wading birds, including the herons, storks, and allied forms. Called also Herodii..