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paddock
1[pad-uhk]
noun
a small, usually enclosed field near a stable or barn for pasturing or exercising animals.
the enclosure in which horses are saddled and mounted before a race.
Australian.any enclosed field or pasture.
verb (used with object)
to confine or enclose in or as in a paddock.
paddock
2[pad-uhk]
noun
Archaic.a frog or toad.
paddock
1/ ˈæə /
noun
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
(in motor racing) an area near the pits where cars are worked on before races
any area of fenced land
a playing field
informala stockroute or roadside area offering feed to sheep and cattle in dry times
verb
(tr) to confine (horses, etc) in a paddock
paddock
2/ ˈæə /
noun
Also called (Scot): puddock.archaica frog or toad
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of paddock1
Origin of paddock2
Example Sentences
"I needed to vent... to get my frustration off my chest," she said, and her choice was either to tell the sheep in her paddock, or speak to what she called her "cheer squad".
It was a "perfect place" for them because it had a paddock and stabling for their horses, but they soon realised the bulldozers were heading their way.
There are those in the F1 paddock who feel that the move is a contrivance, a knee-jerk reaction to a specific set of circumstances that happened to unfold last year.
Spectators grabbed every vantage point to cheer the winner into the paddock.
Team Green Racing, said: "We are devastated to hear of the sad passing of Owen Jenner. Truly one of the great characters of the paddock and an incredibly talented racer."
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