PADDOCK


Meaning of PADDOCK in English

■ noun

1》 a small field or enclosure where horses are kept or exercised.

2》 an enclosure adjoining a racecourse or track where horses or cars are gathered and displayed before a race.

3》 Austral./NZ an enclosed field or plot of land.

■ verb keep or enclose (a horse) in a ~.

Origin

C17: appar. a var. of dialect parrock , of unknown ultimate origin.

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