holding paddock

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noun

Australian and NZ a paddock in which cattle or sheep are kept temporarily, as before shearing, etc

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Words nearby holding paddock

hold in, holding, holding company, holding furnace, holding operation, holding paddock, holding pattern, holding tank, hold it, hold no brief for, hold off

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