skidpan

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skidpan

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From skid + pan.

noun skidpans

A skidpad. As the downpour turned the steep inland roads into a skidpan, countless riders came to grief
A shoe or clog, as of iron, attached to a chain, and placed under the wheel of a wagon to prevent its turning when descending a steep hill.
Similar: drag, skid

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@misc{skidpan_2026,
  title = {skidpan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/skidpan},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}