gad
Definition of gad:
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part of speech: verb
To rove about restlessly, like cattle stung by the gadfly:- pr. p. gadding; pa. p. gadded.
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part of speech: noun
A wedge of steel: a graver: a rod or stick: in old Scotch prisons a round bar of iron crossing the condemned cell horizontally at the height of about 6 inches from the floor, and strongly built into the wall at either end. The ankles of the prisoner sentenced to death were secured within shackles which were connected, by a chain about 4 feet long, with a large iron ring which travelled on the gad.
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part of speech: noun
In mining, a pointed wedge of a peculiar form, used to break up the ore under ground; a graver.
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part of speech: verb
To ramble about without any fixed purpose, as cattle flying from the attack of the gadfly.
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Common misspellings:
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- gd (21.1%)
- gahdi (5.3%)
- gald (73.7%)
Usage examples for gad:
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You are a fine fellow to gad about!
"Journeys Through Bookland V2" – Charles H. Sylvester -
" See if they're all right," commanded Allerdyke " Gad
"The Rayner-Slade Amalgamation" – J. S. Fletcher -
He never had endured any nonsense from Piers, and, by Gad he never would!
"The Bars of Iron" – Ethel May Dell -
Gad but he goes right into a fellow's heart!
""I Conquered"" – Harold Titus
