■ 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.