legal pad

noun

: a writing tablet of ruled yellow paper that is usually 8.5 by 14 inches (about 22 by 36 centimeters)

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Hearing this, Pusha runs upstairs and returns with about six legal pads in his hand. Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2024 Throughout the judge’s instructions, Baldwin was writing away at the defense table, seemingly striking out something on a yellow legal pad. Dominic Patten, Deadline, 10 July 2024 Keast kept taking notes on his yellow legal pad, too anxious to look over. Joshua Lott, Washington Post, 8 July 2024 Stanley sat quietly at the defense table Monday, at one point appearing to check emails on her laptop and at other times writing notes on a yellow legal pad. Shelly Bradbury, The Denver Post, 10 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for legal pad 

Word History

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of legal pad was in 1882

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“Legal pad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/legal%20pad. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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