Defn: A jocose or contemptuous name for an Irishman.
PADDY
Pad"dy, n. Etym: [Either fr. Canarese bhatta or Malay padi.] (Bot.)
Defn: Unhusked rice; — commonly so called in the East Indies. Paddy bird. (Zoöl.) See Java sparrow, under Java.
PAD ELEPHANT
Pad elephant.
Defn: An elephant that is furnished with a pad for carrying burdens instead of with a howdah for carrying passengers.
PADELION
Pad`e*li"on, n. Etym: [F. pas de lionon's foot.] (Bot.)
Defn: A plant with pedately lobed leaves; the lady's mantle.
PADELLA Pa*del"la, n. Etym: [It., prop., a pan, a friing pan, fr. L. patella a pan.]
Defn: A large cup or deep saucer, containing fatty matter in which a wick is placed, — used for public illuminations, as at St. Peter's, in Rome. Called also padelle.
PADEMELON
Pad`e*mel"on, n. (Zoöl.)