I. ˈpadə̇k, -dēk noun
also pad·dow -də
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English paddok, from pad, pade toad + -ok -ock; akin to Old Norse padda toad, Middle Low German padde, pedde toad, and perhaps to Old English pæth path — more at path
1. chiefly dialect : frog
2. chiefly dialect : toad
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: alteration of parrock
1.
a. chiefly Britain : a small area (as a field) often enclosed and typically adjoining or near a building (as a house or stable) and often used for a pasture
b. Australia : an often extensive area (as of grassland) usually fenced in and often used as a pasture
2.
a. : a turfed enclosure where horses are kept (as on a stud farm)
b. : an enclosure where racehorses are saddled and paraded before a race
3. : a space or platform near the mouth of a shaft or excavation for temporary storage of ore or wash dirt
III. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
1.
a. : to put (an animal) into an enclosed area (as a field)
b. : to shut up in or as if in an enclosed area
2. : to store (as ore) temporarily in a space or on a platform near the mouth of a mining shaft or excavation