paddock

[ pad-uh k ]

/ ˈpæd ək /

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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.

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Origin of paddock

1540–50; variant of Middle English parrok, with r heard as flapped d; Old English pearroc enclosure, orig. fence. See park

paddock

[ pad-uh k ]

/ ˈpæd ək /

noun

Archaic. a frog or toad.

Origin of paddock

1350–1400; 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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Examples from the Web for paddock

We crept across the paddock to the wall, I gave Francis a back and he hoisted himself to the top and looked over.
The Man with the Clubfoot|Valentine Williams
When he left Balliol he was called to the Bar, but never gave it undue preference over the paddock.
The London Mercury, Vol. I, Nos. 1-6, November 1919 to April 1920|Various
After winning on Lauzanne Allis had dodged the admiring crowd of paddock regulars that followed her.
Thoroughbreds|W. A. Fraser
Amidst a chorus of good wishes Willie was lifted into the saddle, and Grey Bird walked quietly down the paddock.
Settling Day|Nat Gould

When he landed, a number of soldiers were at drill in the paddock, and he charged the redcoats at once.
The Book of the Bush|George Dunderdale

British Dictionary definitions for paddock

paddock

/ (ˈpædək) /

noun

a small enclosed field, often for grazing or training horses, usually near a house or stable

(in horse racing) the enclosure in which horses are paraded and mounted before a race, together with the accompanying rooms

(in motor racing) an area near the pits where cars are worked on before races

Australian and NZ any area of fenced land

Australian and NZ a playing field

the long paddock Australian informal a stockroute or roadside area offering feed to sheep and cattle in dry times

verb

(tr) to confine (horses, etc) in a paddock

Word Origin for paddock

C17: variant of dialect parrock, from Old English pearruc enclosure, of Germanic origin. See park

noun

archaic, or dialect a frog or toadAlso called (Scot): puddock

Word Origin for paddock

C12: from pad toad, probably from Old Norse padda; see -ock

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Word Origin and History for paddock

paddock

n.1

"a frog, a toad," c.1300, diminutive of pad "toad," from Old Norse padda; common Germanic (cf. Swedish padda, Danish padde, Old Frisian and Middle Dutch padde "frog, toad," also Dutch schildpad "tortoise"), of unknown origin and with no certain cognates outside Germanic.

paddock

n.2

"an enclosure," 1620s, alteration of Middle English parrock, from Old English pearroc "enclosed space, fence" (see park (n.)). Or possibly from Medieval Latin parricus (8c.), which ultimately is from Germanic.

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