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paddock |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Paddock \Pad"dock\, n. [OE. padde toad, frog + -ock; akin to D. pad, padde, toad, Icel. & Sw padda, Dan. padde.] (Zo["o]l.) A toad or frog. --Wyclif. ``Loathed paddocks.'' --Spenser {Paddock pipe} (Bot.), a hollow-stemmed plant of the genus {Equisetum}, especially {E. limosum} and the fruiting stems of {E. arvense}; -- called also {padow pipe} and {toad pipe}. See {Equisetum}. {Paddock stone}. See {Toadstone}. {Paddock stool} (Bot.),a toadstool. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Paddock \Pad"dock\, n. [Corrupted fr parrock. See {Parrock}.] 1. A small inclosure or park for sporting. [Obs.] 2. A small inclosure for pasture; esp., one adjoining a stable. --Evelyn. Cowper. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: paddock n : an enclosure where racehorses are saddled and paraded before a race
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