Sentence example with the word 'footpad'

footpad

Definition n. a highwayman who robs on foot

Last update: July 7, 2015


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He declared that "a soldier who fights in the ranks does not require half so much courage as a footpad"--"that honor and religion have never stood in the way of a well-considered and a firm resolve."   [Please select]

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I cannot take up the trade of a footpad, though disbanded soldiers turned robbers are common enough in Spain.   [Please select]

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The Bagman obeyed with wonderful celerity, and I heard the purse chink as the footpad dropped it into the pocket of his greatcoat.   [Please select]

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He slackened his pace as he heard footsteps overtake him, and where a beam of light shone out from an open door he wheeled about, thinking me a footpad.   [Please select]

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