PAD

Source: 566, 567

pad. Pad, n. an easy-paced horse, saddle, path, robber

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Pad (păd), n. [[D. pad. √21. See Path.]] 1. 1. A footpath; a road.
2. 2. An easy-paced horse; a padnag. Addison
An abbot on an ambling pad. Tennyson. 3. 3. A robber that infests the road on foot; a highwayman; — usually called a footpad. Gay. Byron.
4. 4. The act of robbing on the highway.