Found 2 items, similar to paddock.
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Definition: paddock
paddock
n : pen where racehorses are saddled and paraded before a race
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Paddock
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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Paddock
\Pad"dock\, n. [OE. padde toad, frog + -ock; akin to D.
pad, padde, toad, Icel. & Sw. padda, Dan. padde.] (Zo["o]l.)
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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