wad

wad

wad¹ [wäd]

n.

[ML wadda, wadding < ?]

1. a small, soft mass or ball, as a handful of cotton, crumpled paper, etc.

2. a lump or small, compact mass (of something) [a wad of chewing tobacco]

3. a mass of soft or fibrous material used for padding, packing, stuffing, etc.

4. a plug of hemp, tow, paper, etc. stuffed against a charge to keep it firmly in the breech of a muzzleloading gun or in a cartridge

☆ 5. Informal a roll of paper money

☆ 6. Slang a large amount, esp. of money

vt.

wadded, wadding

1. to compress into a wad

☆ 2. to roll up (paper, etc.) into a wad

3.

a) to plug with a wad

b) to force or stuff [to wad oakum into a crack]

4. to line or pad with or as with wadding

5. to hold (a charge) in place by a wad

wadder

n.

wad² [wäd]

v.

Scot. var. of WOULD