wads

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
wad /wɒd/

▶noun

• 1 a lump or bundle of a soft material, as used for padding, stuffing, or wiping.

  ■ chiefly historical a disc of felt or another material used to keep powder or shot in place in a gun barrel.

• 2 a bundle of paper, banknotes, or documents.

  ■ informal a large amount of something, especially money.

• 3 Brit., chiefly military slang a bun, cake, sandwich, or similar piece of food.

▶verb (wads, wadding, wadded) (usu. as adj. wadded)

• 1 compress (a soft material) into a wad.

• 2 line, stuff, or stop with soft material.

– derivatives
wadding noun.

– origin C16: perh. rel. to Du. watten, Fr. ouate ‘padding, cotton wool’.