| • | Woad. |
| • | A little mass, tuft, or bundle, as of hay or tow. |
| • | 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. |
| • | A soft mass, especially of some loose, fibrous substance, used for various purposes, as for stopping an aperture, padding a garment, etc. |
| • | To form into a mass, or wad, or into wadding; as, to wad tow or cotton. |
| • | To insert or crowd a wad into; as, to wad a gun; also, to stuff or line with some soft substance, or wadding, like cotton; as, to wad a cloak. |
| • | Alt. of Wadd |
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