paddock

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 1.3.1.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Verb

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈpædək/

[edit] Etymology 1

From pad + -ock.

[edit] Noun

paddock (plural paddocks)

1. (archaic except in dialects) A frog or toad.

[edit] Etymology 2

An alteration of parrock.

[edit] Noun

paddock (plural paddocks)

1. A small enclosure or field of grassland, especially for horses.
2. An area where horses are paraded and mounted before a race and unsaddled after a race.
3. Land, fenced or otherwise delimited which is most often part of a sheep or cattle property.

[edit] Derived terms

• heifer paddock
• long paddock

[edit] Verb

to paddock (third-person singular simple present paddocks, present participle paddocking, simple past and past participle paddocked)

1. To provide with a paddock. To keep in, or place in, a paddock.