Definition of 'paddock'
Word forms: plural paddocks
countable noun
A paddock is a small field where horses are kept.
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paddock in American English 1
noun
1. Scottish
a frog
2. Archaic
a toad
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Word Frequency
paddock in American English 2
noun
1.
a small field or enclosure near a stable, in which horses are exercised
2.
an enclosure at a racetrack, where horses are saddled
3.
in Australia, an enclosed piece of land
verb transitive
4.
to shut in a paddock
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Word origin
phonetic alteration of earlier parrock < ME parrok, enclosed field < OE pearruc, enclosure: see parkWord Frequency
paddock in American English 1
(ˈpædək)
noun
2.
the enclosure in which horses are saddled and mounted before a race
3. Austral
any enclosed field or pasture
transitive verb
4.
to confine or enclose in or as in a paddock
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Word origin
[1540–50; var. of ME parrok, with r heard as flapped d; OE pearroc enclosure, orig. fence. See park]Word Frequency
paddock in American English 2
(ˈpædək)
noun
archaic
a frog or toad
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Word 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]Word Frequency
paddock in British English 1
verb
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C17: variant of dialect parrock, from Old English pearruc enclosure, of Germanic origin. See parkExamples of 'paddock' in a sentence
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NOUN /ˈpædək/
A paddock is a small field where horses are kept.
The family kept horses in the paddock in front of the house.
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