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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Wad \Wad\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Waded; p. pr. & vb. n. Wadding.] [1913 Webster] 1. To form into a mass, or wad, or into wadding; as, to wad tow or cotton. [1913 Webster] 2. To insert or crowd a wad into; as, to wad a gun; also, to stuff or line with some soft substance, or wadding, like cotton; as, to wad a cloak. [1913 Webster] Wad
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Wade \Wade\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Waded; p. pr. & vb. n. Wading.] [OE. waden to wade, to go, AS. wadan; akin to OFries. wada, D. waden, OHG. watan, Icel. va?a, Sw. vada, Dan. vade, L. vadere to go, walk, vadum a ford. Cf. Evade, Invade, Pervade, Waddle.] [1913 Webster] 1. To go; to move forward. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] When might is joined unto cruelty, Alas, too deep will the venom wade. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Forbear, and wade no further in this speech. --Old Play. [1913 Webster] 2. To walk in a substance that yields to the feet; to move, sinking at each step, as in water, mud, sand, etc. [1913 Webster] So eagerly the fiend . . . With head, hands, wings, or feet, pursues his way, And swims, or sinks, or wades, or creeps, or flies. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 3. Hence, to move with difficulty or labor; to proceed ?lowly among objects or circumstances that constantly ?inder or embarrass; as, to wade through a dull book. [1913 Webster] And wades through fumes, and gropes his way. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] The king's admirable conduct has waded through all these difficulties. --Davenant. [1913 Webster]