Padron

The modern Spanish word padron, meaning an employer of indentured labor, captures the economic structure of patroonship; Mr. Collins’s simperings about his “patroness,” Lady Catherine de Bourgh, in Pride and Prejudice capture the social flavor. ❋ Richard Brookhiser (1999)

The "padron," or head of the boat, and six paddlers, made up, with Eph and Eric and the old Creole, ten in all. ❋ Various (N/A)

I am full and satisfied, and smoking a padron stogie for the accomplishment. ❋ Homesick Texan (2009)

Ian dropped by with three tomato plants (so looks we will try again to win the fight with blight) and a padron pepper, to which we added a few firecracker seedlings. ❋ Unknown (2010)

This isn't just a strike, this is desertion and these deserters try to break those left to do the whole job by criticizing their shortcomings. angela padron ❋ Unknown (2010)

- Fino on Charlotte Street (www. finorestaurant.com/), offers tapas at their most elegant: try padron peppers and succulent lamb chops, washed down with a glass of sherry. ❋ Unknown (2009)

You would need to go through a broker that has someone listed as a "padron de importadores", though. ❋ Unknown (2007)

These "pimientos padron" are something of a regional specialty of Galicia in neighboring Spain. ❋ Haalo (2009)

On this day, she had already run out of her pimiento de padron peppers. ❋ E D B M (2008)

And a judge in Hawaii, rejecting a legal challenge to the large, padron collider. ❋ Unknown (2008)

After I gushed over the spicy patatas bravas and blistered pimientos de padron and good god, the Ti­a Pol sangria, a friend suggested that I get The New Spanish Table. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Braised beef cheeks, skate with mushrooms, crispy fried salt cod with romesco, a caramelized chunk of foie gras, fried pimientos de padron, stuffed baby squid, and gloriously gelatinous braised pig snout I didn't know what it was until I returned to my hotel and looked up morros in my dictionary. ❋ Unknown (2005)

The old padron soon had the cook up, and he made a pot of coffee such as the boys, in their experience of ship's cooking, had never tasted, and off they went again, threading the tortuous channels, which would be entirely impassable to any one not accustomed to them. ❋ Various (N/A)

It was an island, not more than an acre in extent, and quite high, where the padron said they were accustomed to stop to cook and sleep, for the men had had a long pull. ❋ Various (N/A)

The padron left them for a few moments, and then returned with a dozen negroes, who came from some huts in a grove of trees, and they quickly ran her up an incline, and were ready to launch her down again. ❋ Various (N/A)

The Mississippi, the padron told them; and then pointed to the other side, below, where there appeared the buildings of a large town, with towers and the masts of vessels. ❋ Various (N/A)

Frank: Did you see that YouTube video of Christina? Jennifer: Yeah, it sucks that she broke her ankle on [the slip] [n'] slide, but at least she was padroning like a total badass. Jonathan: I think I'm going to padron tonight. You wanna come? [Glenn]: Sweet, I'll grab my roller-blades! ❋ The Gunshow (2013)

I gave myself [a dirty] [padron] today, and now my hands smells bad [but good] at the same time. ❋ MrGoochSauce25 (2010)

- [Cosa] facciamo stasera? - Giochiamo a Padron e sotta! ❋ Ledzeppolen (2016)

- [What are we] gonna do [tonight]? - [Let's play] Padron e sotta! ❋ Ledzeppolen (2020)