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| 1. | a small, usually enclosed field near a stable or barn for pasturing or exercising animals. |
| 2. | the enclosure in which horses are saddled and mounted before a race. |
| 3. | Australian. any enclosed field or pasture. |
| 4. | to confine or enclose in or as in a paddock. |
[Origin: 1540–50; var. of ME parrok, with r heard as flapped d; OE pearroc enclosure, orig. fence. See park
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| Archaic. a frog or toad. |
[Origin: 1350–1400; ME paddok(e), deriv. of early ME pad toad (cf. E dial. pad frog); akin to D, LG pad, ON padda; see -ock
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tr.v. pad·docked, pad·dock·ing, pad·docks To confine in a paddock. [Alteration of Middle English parrok, from Old English pearroc.] |
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paddock (1)
"a frog, a toad," c.1300, dim. of pad "toad," from O.N. padda; common Gmc. (cf. Swed. padda, Dan. padde, O.Fris., M.Du. padde "frog, toad," also Du. schildpad "tortoise"), of unknown origin and with no certain cognates outside Gmc.
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paddock (2)
"an enclosure," 1622, alteration of M.E. parrock, from O.E. pearroc "enclosed space, fence" (see park). Or possibly from M.L. parricus (8c.), which is ult. from Gmc.
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| paddock | |
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| pen where racehorses are saddled and paraded before a race |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
paddock [ˈpӕdək] noun
a small field, containing grass and usually near a house or stable, in which horses etc are often kept
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Paddock Lake, WI (village, FIPS 60975) Location: 42.57154 N, 88.10237 W
Population (1990): 2662 (1074 housing units)
Area: 4.2 sq km (land), 0.6 sq km (water)
| U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau |
Paddock
Pad"dock\, n. [OE. padde toad, frog + -ock; akin to D. pad, padde, toad, Icel. & Sw. padda, Dan. padde.] (Zo["o]l.) A toad or frog. --Wyclif. "Loathed paddocks." --Spenser Paddock pipe (Bot.), a hollow-stemmed plant of the genus Equisetum, especially E. limosum and the fruiting stems of E. arvense; -- called also padow pipe and toad pipe. See Equisetum. Paddock stone. See Toadstone. Paddock stool (Bot.),a toadstool.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Paddock
Pad"dock\, n. [Corrupted fr. parrock. See Parrock.]1. A small inclosure or park for sporting. [Obs.] 2. A small inclosure for pasture; esp., one adjoining a stable. --Evelyn. Cowper.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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