Definitions for paddockˈpæd ək

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

pad•dockˈpæd ək(n.)

  1. a small, usu. 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. (v.t.)to confine in a paddock.

Origin of paddock:

1615–20; appar. alter. of dial. parrock, ME; OE pearroc enclosure, orig. fence. See park

Princeton's WordNet

  1. paddock(noun)

    pen where racehorses are saddled and paraded before a race

Webster Dictionary

  1. Paddock(noun)

    a toad or frog

  2. Paddock(noun)

    a small inclosure or park for sporting

  3. Paddock(noun)

    a small inclosure for pasture; esp., one adjoining a stable


Translations for paddock

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

paddock(noun)

a small field, containing grass and usually near a house or stable, in which horses etc are often kept.

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