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Lad

Lad

(lăd)
,
obs.
p.
p.
of
Lead
, to guide.
Chaucer.

Lad

(lăd)
,
Noun.
[OE.
ladde
, of Celtic origin; cf. W.
llawd
, Ir.
lath
. √123. Cf.
Lass
.]
1.
A boy; a youth; a stripling.
“Cupid is a knavish lad.”
Shak.
There is a
lad
here, which hath five barley loaves and two small fishes.
John vi. 9.
2.
A companion; a comrade; a mate.
Lad’s love
.
(Bot.)
See
Boy's love
, under
Boy
.

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