present participle of lade

(countable) The action of loading. / (uncountable) Shipment, cargo, freight.

plural of lading

simple past tense and past participle of lade

To fill or load (related to cargo or a shipment). / To weigh down, oppress, or burden. / To use a ladle or dipper to remove something (generally water).

(Scotland) A load.

(UK, dialect, obsolete outside of place names) The mouth of a river. / (UK, dialect, obsolete) A passage for water; a ditch or drain.

A surname. / A coastal hamlet in Lydd parish, Folkestone and Hythe district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR0820).

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lade

(dialect, historical) A tin can (containing two or three quarts) used for taking hot water out of a boiler.