In 7 wadd. [f. WAD sb.2] intr. To walk with the chain in a straight line from one mark to another in land-surveying.
1610. W. Folkingham, Feudigr., II. iv. 53. Let the Chaine-leaders Wadd vpon the marke by some intermediall eminence.
1688. R. Holme, Armoury, III. 139/1. Geometrical Terms used in Surveying and Measuring of Lands…. Wadding, keeping in a right Line.
1869. Lonsdale Gloss., Wad, to set out a line, in land-surveying or engineering, by putting in a series of stakes or stubs.
