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

Nowadays :: Nowadays (adv.) In these days; at the present time.

Wader :: Wader (n.) Any long-legged bird that wades in the water in search of food, especially any species of limicoline or grallatorial birds; -- called also wading bird. See Illust. g, under Aves..

Twattle :: Twattle (n.) Act of prating; idle talk; twaddle.

Twattle :: Twattle (v. i.) To prate; to talk much and idly; to gabble; to chatter; to twaddle; as, a twattling gossip..

Crane :: Crane (n.) A wading bird of the genus Grus, and allied genera, of various species, having a long, straight bill, and long legs and neck..

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

Vadantes :: Vadantes (n. pl.) An extensive artificial group of birds including the wading, swimming, and cursorial birds..

Scottering :: Scottering (n.) The burning of a wad of pease straw at the end of harvest.

Wad :: 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..

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

Jacana :: "Jacana (n.) Any of several wading birds belonging to the genus Jacana and several allied genera, all of which have spurs on the wings. They are able to run about over floating water weeds by means of their very long, spreading toes. Called also surgeon bird..

Wad :: Wad (n.) A little mass, tuft, or bundle, as of hay or tow..

Wade :: Wade (v. i.) To walk in a substance that yields to the feet; to move, sinking at each step, as in water, mud, sand, etc..

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

Wad :: Wad (n.) A soft mass, especially of some loose, fibrous substance, used for various purposes, as for stopping an aperture, padding a garment, etc..

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..

Worm :: Worm (v. t.) To clean by means of a worm; to draw a wad or cartridge from, as a firearm. See Worm, n. 5 (b)..

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

Swaddle :: Swad (n.) A thin layer of refuse at the bottom of a seam.