paddling pooln.
/ˈpadl̩ɪŋ puːl/, /ˈpadlɪŋ puːl/, U.S. /ˈpæd(ə)lɪŋ ˌpul/ A shallow artificial pool for children to paddle in.
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1919 Times 6 June 24/4 (advt.) Fishing, boating, golf, bowls, tennis, paddling pool for children.
1932 T. Sharp Town & Countryside x. 204 These playgrounds should be equipped with swings..a sand-pit and perhaps a paddling pool.
1989 Which? July 343/2 Don't let children play near a swimming pool or paddling pool without supervision.
2002 Edinb. Evening News (Nexis) 1 Aug. A sun which burned so hot that paddling pools were set up in back gardens and hoses sprayed over the kids to cool them down.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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