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paddock1 definition

pad·dock (pad′ək)

noun

  1. Scot. a frog
  2. Archaic a toad

Etymology: ME paddoke < padde (< OE pad, frog, toad) + -ok, -ock

paddock2 definition

pad·dock (pad′ək)

noun

  1. a small field or enclosure near a stable, in which horses are exercised
  2. an enclosure at a racetrack, where horses are saddled
  3. in Australia, an enclosed piece of land

Etymology: phonetic alteration of earlier parrock < ME parrok, enclosed field < OE pearruc, enclosure: see park

transitive verb

to shut in a paddock

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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