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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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Quotation dates: 1882
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PAD, n.2 In phr. †lady pad, see quot.Sc. 1882 C. Mackay Poetry & Humour 225:
Often in Scotland when a lady is seen on horseback in the rural districts, the children of the villages follow her, crying out "Lady pad! lady pad!"
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"Pad n.2". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 17 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/pad_n2>
