Defn: See Wallaby.
PADESOY
Pad"e*soy`, n.
Defn: See Paduasoy.
PADGE
Padge, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The barn owl; — called also pudge, and pudge owl. [Prov. Eng.]
PADISHAH
Pa`di*shah", n. Etym: [Per. padishah. Cf. Pasha.]
Defn: Chief ruler; monarch; sovereign; — a title of the Sultan of
Turkey, and of the Shah of Persia.
PADLOCK
Pad"lock`, n. Etym: [Perh. orig., a lock for a pad gate, or a gate
opening to a path, or perh., a lock for a basket or pannier, and from
Prov. E. pad a pannier. Cf. Pad a path, Paddler.]
1. A portable lock with a bow which is usually jointed or pivoted at one end so that it can be opened, the other end being fastened by the bolt, — used for fastening by passing the bow through a staple over a hasp or through the links of a chain, etc.
2. Fig.: A curb; a restraint.