Paddock

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Paddock \Pad"dock\, n. [OE. padde toad, frog + -ock; akin to D.
     pad, padde, toad, Icel. & Sw. padda, Dan. padde.] (Zool.)
     A toad or frog. --Wyclif. "Loathed paddocks." --Spenser
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     {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.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Paddock \Pad"dock\, n. [Corrupted fr. parrock. See {Parrock}.]
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     1. A small inclosure or park for sporting. [Obs.]
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     2. A small inclosure for pasture; esp., one adjoining a
        stable. --Evelyn. --Cowper.
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     3. An enclosure used for saddling and mounting horses prior
        to a race.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  paddock
       n : pen where racehorses are saddled and paraded before a race