单词 | paddocked |
释义 | paddockedadj. Of a horse or other animal: kept in a paddock or a similar enclosure. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > animal keeping practices general > herding, pasturing, or confining > [adjective] > enclosed in paddock paddocked1861 1861 A. Smith Edwin of Deira iv. 160 In contentment like the paddocked steed That has a life of noble service led. 1873 W. H. L. Ranken Domin. Austral. (1874) v. 91 This will completely loosen the little dirt found in paddocked sheep. 1989 G. Langley Understanding Horses (BNC) The stabled horse cannot touch as much as the paddocked horse, nor can it scratch or have any reassuring contact with a companion. 2003 Cairns (Queensland) Post (Nexis) 7 Mar. 57 A caretaker is on hand to watch over the paddocked horses. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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