on the pad

Phrase

archaic slang

(archaic, slang) Practicing highway robbery; robbing travelers on the public roads.

Japanese Meaning

公共の道路で旅人を襲撃して強盗する行為（古風な表現、スラング）

The old bandits were out on the pad, stopping travelers along the lonely road.

年老いた盗賊たちは、人気のない道で旅人を襲い、街道強盗をしていた。

Sense（1）

(archaic, slang) Practicing highway robbery; robbing travelers on the public roads.

. I crown thy nab with a gage of bene-bowse, And stall thee by the salmon into the clowes; To maund on the pad, and strike all the cheats,