Hypertext Webster Gateway: "CAD"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Cad \Cad\, n. [Abbrev. fr. cadet.]
1. A person who stands at the door of an omnibus to open and
shut it, and to receive fares; an idle hanger-on about
innyards. [Eng.] --Dickens.
2. A lowbred, presuming person; a mean, vulgar fellow. [Cant]
--Thackeray.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
cad
n 1: someone who is morally reprehensible; "you dirty dog" [syn:
{bounder}, {blackguard}, {dog}, {hound}, {heel}]
2: software used in art and architecture and engineering and
manufacturing to assist in precision drawing [syn: {computer-aided
design}, {CAD}]
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