paddock

• POS: Noun, Verb (transitive)
• HYPHEN: pad=dock

CIDE DICTIONARY

paddock, n. [OE. padde toad, frog + -ock; akin to D. pad, padde, toad, Icel. & Sw. padda, Dan. padde.].

 A toad or frog.  [1913 Webster]

Paddock pipe (Bot.), a hollow-stemmed plant of the genus Equisetum, especially Equisetum limosum and the fruiting stems of Equisetum arvense; -- called also padow pipe and toad pipe. See Equisetum. -- Paddock stone. See Toadstone. -- Paddock stool (Bot.),a toadstool.

paddock, n. [Corrupted fr. parrock. See Parrock.].

•  A small inclosure or park for sporting.  [1913 Webster]
•  A small inclosure for pasture; esp., one adjoining a stable.  Evelyn. Cowper.  [1913 Webster]
•  An enclosure used for saddling and mounting horses prior to a race.  [PJC]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

paddock, n.
1 a small field, esp. for keeping horses in.
2 a turf enclosure adjoining a racecourse where horses or cars are assembled before a race.
3 Austral. & NZ a field; a plot of land.

Etymology

app. var. of (now dial.) parrock (OE pearruc): see PARK

ROGET THESAURUS

paddock

Inclosure

N inclosure, envelope, case, wrapper, girdle, pen, fold, pen fold, in fold, sheep fold, paddock, pound, corral, yard, net, seine net, wall, hedge, hedge row, espalier, fence, pale, paling, balustrade, rail, railing, quickset hedge, park paling, circumvallation, enceinte, ring fence, barrier, barricade, gate, gateway, bent, dingle, door, hatch, cordon, prison, dike, dyke, ditch, fosse, moat.