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footpad (2)
foot·pad [ ft pàd ] (plural foot·pads)


noun 
Definition:
 
highwayman: somebody who robs people who are traveling on foot ( archaic )

[Late 17th century. < obsolete pad "path, highwayman" < Dutch]
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