n.
Pronunciation: ' pa-d ə k, -dik
Function: noun
Etymology: alteration of Middle English parrok, from Old English pearroc, from Medieval Latin parricus
Date: 1622
1 a : a usually enclosed area used especially for pasturing or exercising animals especially : an enclosure where racehorses are saddled and paraded before a race b Australian & New Zealand : an often enclosed field
2 : an area at an automobile racecourse where racing cars are parked