skidpan

English

Etymology

skid +‎ pan

Noun

skidpan (plural skidpans)

1. A skidpad.
   • 2020 August 29, Jeremy Whittle, “Alexander Kristoff takes Tour de France yellow jersey after day of crashe”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     As the downpour turned the steep inland roads into a skidpan, countless riders came to grief

2. A shoe or clog, as of iron, attached to a chain, and placed under the wheel of a wagon to prevent its turning when descending a steep hill.

   Synonyms: drag, skid

Anagrams

• ink pads, ink-pads, inkpads, kidnaps