[pad.dock] n [alter. of ME parrok, fr. OE pearroc, fr. ML parricus] (1622) 1 a: a usu. enclosed area used esp. for pasturing or exercising animals; esp: an enclosure where racehorses are saddled and paraded before a race b Austral & NewZeal: an often enclosed field
2: an area at an automobile racecourse where racing cars are parked