pard

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Me and my pard were the only ones that bucked up against them.

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  1. noun A leopard or other large cat.

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  • Mr. and Mrs. Shep-pard, Mrs. Dwayne ; ; Before she could finish, the doors to the outside slid open again and a man and a female ranger came in at a jog trot. —  one
  • As I shall have reason to say more of these beautiful creatures by and by, I shall only state here, that the one in question was spotted like a pard, and answered to the name "Le Chat" (the cat)--particularly when Francois called him, for he was Francois' horse A little apart from the horses was another animal, of a dirty slate colour, with some white marks along the back and shoulders. —  The Boy Hunters
  • "Me an' my pard are bound for th' diggin's Now, remembering that you have sworn to speak nothing but the truth and that your lips have just kissed the holiest of books, you may tell the jury and the people here assembled what you know of this alleged murder of the miner, John Stackpole. —  The Cave of Gold A Tale of California in '49
  • Then he asked, "_And_, pard, the baby Peart as peart, Pose Breem waited a little, twirling his cap, but receiving a sharp thump from Thomson, went on The boys, pard, are anxious about the little critter. —  Good Cheer Stories Every Child Should Know
  • They're kind of hankering, pard, and, mum, if you are willin', and ain't 'fraid to trust her with us, why, we'd be mighty glad to tote her--just for a few minutes--over to camp. —  Good Cheer Stories Every Child Should Know
 

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  1. Middle English parde, from Old French, from Latin pardus, from Greek pardos, probably of Iranian origin; akin to Sogdian purdhank.

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  1. = French pard, parde = Spanish Portuguese Italian pardo = OHG pardo, Middle High German parde, part, German parder, pardel (cf. pardale), from Latin pardus, from Greek πάρδος, later form of πάρδαλις, πόρδαλις, the pard (either leopard, panther, or ounce); an Eastern word; cf. Persian Pārs, pārsh, a pard, pars, a panther. Hence, in comp., camelopard, leopard.
  2. Short for pardner, a corrupt form of partner.
 

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