Definition of paddock Paddock

/pæˈdʌk/ - [patduk] - pad•dock

We found 14 definitions of paddock from 5 different sources.

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What does paddock mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: paddocks

paddock - pen where racehorses are saddled and paraded before a race
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • paddock (Noun)
    Archaic except in dialects A frog or toad.
  • paddock (Noun)
    A small enclosure or field of grassland, especially for horses.
  • paddock (Noun)
    A field of grassland of any size, especially for keeping sheep or cattle.
  • paddock (Noun)
    An area where horses are paraded and mounted before a race and unsaddled after a race.
  • paddock (Noun)
    Land, fenced or otherwise delimited, which is most often part of a sheep or cattle property.
  • paddock (Noun)
    An area at circuit where the racing vehicles are parked and worked on before and between races.
  • paddock (Verb)
    To provide with a paddock. To keep in, or place in, a paddock.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • paddock (n.)
    A toad or frog.
  • paddock (n.)
    A small inclosure or park for sporting.
  • paddock (n.)
    A small inclosure for pasture; esp., one adjoining a stable.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • paddock
    pad′uk, n. a toad or frog.—n. Padd′ock-stool, a toadstool. [Dim. of M. E. padde, a toad—Ice. padda.]
  • paddock
    pad′uk, n. a small park under pasture, immediately adjoining the stables of a domain: a small field in which horses are kept. [A.S. pearroc, a park—sparran (Ger. sperren), to shut.]

Part of speech

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  • paddock, verb, present, 1st person singular of paddock (infinitive).
  • paddock, verb (infinitive).
  • paddock, noun, singular of paddocks.

Pronunciation

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