Gads meaning : One who roams about idly; a gadabout. To move from one location to another in an apparently random and frivolous manner. A greedy and/or stupid person. A sharp-pointed object; a goad. A metal bar. A pointed metal tool for breaking or chiselling rock. An indeterminate measure of metal produced by a furnace, perhaps equivalent to the bloom, perhaps weighing around 100 pounds. A spike on a gauntlet; a gadling. A rod or stick, such as a fishing rod, a measuring rod, or a rod used to drive cattle with.