Obs. rare. ? A cat.
c. 1350. Alexander (ed. Stevenson), 1763. As ratons or ruȝe myse in a rowme chambre, About in beddis or in bernys, þare baddis [v.r. baddez] ere nane. [Cf. Halliwell, ‘BAD, A rural game played with a bad-stick…. It probably resembled the game of cat.’ Cf. also Sc. badrans, BAUDRONS.]
