paddock
1[pad-uh k]
noun
a small, usually enclosed field near a stable or barn for pasturing or exercising animals.
the enclosure in which horses are saddled and mounted before a race.
Australian. any enclosed field or pasture.
verb (used with object)
to confine or enclose in or as in a paddock.
Origin of paddock
11540–50; variant of Middle English parrok, with r heard as flapped d; Old English pearroc enclosure, orig. fence. See park
paddock
2[pad-uh k]
noun
Origin of paddock
21350–1400; Middle English paddok(e), derivative of early Middle English pad toad (compare E dial. pad frog); akin to Dutch, Low German pad, Old Norse padda; see -ock
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Related Words for paddock
track, oval, course, ring, turf, hippodrome, path, pen, pound, stockade, compoundExamples from the Web for paddock
Historical Examples of paddock
He fought his way back to the open of the paddock without making a bet.
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"If he's an owner he'll probably be in the paddock," replied the composed one.
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During this time there was a bustle of much interest in the paddock.
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He was rarely seen in the paddock, but might this day come out to view The Dutchman.
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"Let us go into the Paddock," said Drake, and they began to cross the race track.
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paddock
1noun
verb
Word Origin for paddock
C17: variant of dialect parrock, from Old English pearruc enclosure, of Germanic origin. See park
paddock
2noun
Word Origin for paddock
C12: from pad toad, probably from Old Norse padda; see -ock
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