v. Obs. [f. BOOK + PAD, after foot-pad.] trans. & intr. To steal matter from (a book), to plagiarize. Hence Book-padding vbl. sb., (perh. confused with the other sense of padding.)
1685. F. Spence, House Medici, 281. He book-padded the ancient panegyricks of the noblest thoughts that suited with his subject.
1723. S. Mather, Vind. Bible, Pref. 3. He charges Dr. Lightfoot with book-padding out of Aynsworth.
