footpaddery
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footpaddery
- /fʊtˈpæ.dɚˌɹi/ US
Rhymes with -ædə(ɹ)iː
Where it comes from
From footpad + -ery.
noun
- The crime of robbing travelers on the road. The smugglers were a lawless and desperate body, but they did not, as a rule, descend to footpaddery or robbery.
Talk about this word "footpaddery." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/footpaddery. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. footpaddery. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/footpaddery "footpaddery." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/footpaddery.Cite this
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title = {footpaddery},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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