paddock
1
[ pad-uh k ]
/ ˈpæd ək /
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
1
1540–50; variant of Middle English
parrok, with
r heard as flapped
d; Old English
pearroc enclosure, orig. fence. See
park
Words nearby paddock
paddle worm,
paddleball,
paddleboard,
paddleboat,
paddlefish,
paddock,
paddock-basher,
paddy,
paddy wagon,
paddy-last,
paddymelon
Definition for paddock (2 of 2)
paddock
2
[ pad-uh k ]
/ ˈpæd ək /
noun
Archaic.
a frog or toad.
Origin of paddock
2
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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British Dictionary definitions for paddock (1 of 2)
paddock
1
/ (ˈpædək) /
noun
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
British Dictionary definitions for paddock (2 of 2)
paddock
2
/ (ˈpædək) /
noun
archaic, or dialect
a frog or toad
Also called (Scot): puddock
Word Origin for paddock
C12: from
pad toad, probably from Old Norse
padda; see
-ock