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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pad•dock1 /ˈpædək/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a small field, closed off with a fence, near a barn, used for letting animals out to pasture or to exercise.
- the closed area in which horses are saddled and mounted before a race.
v. [~ + object] - to confine in a paddock.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pad•dock (pad′ək),USA pronunciation n. - Agriculturea small, usually enclosed field near a stable or barn for pasturing or exercising animals.
- Agriculturethe enclosure in which horses are saddled and mounted before a race.
- British TermsAustralian. any enclosed field or pasture.
v.t. - Agricultureto confine or enclose in or as in a paddock.
- 1540–50; variant of Middle English parrok, with r heard as flapped d; Old English pearroc enclosure, origin, originally fence. See park
- Reptiles[Archaic.]a frog or toad.
- 1350–1400; Middle English paddok(e), derivative of early Middle English pad toad (compare English dialect, dialectal pad frog); akin to Dutch, Low German pad, Old Norse padda; see -ock
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: paddock /ˈpædək/ n - a small enclosed field, often for grazing or training horses, usually near a house or stable
- (in horse racing) the enclosure in which horses are paraded and mounted before a race, together with the accompanying rooms
- Austral NZ any area of fenced land
Etymology: 17th Century: variant of dialect parrock, from Old English pearruc enclosure, of Germanic origin. See park |