paddock

pad·dock

noun \ˈpa-dək, -dik\

Definition of PADDOCK

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

Origin of PADDOCK

alteration of Middle English parrok, from Old English pearroc, from Medieval Latin parricus

First Known Use: 1622

Other Equestrian Terms

canter, cantle, curry, farrier, hunter, router, skirt, tack

Rhymes with PADDOCK

Braddock, haddock, shaddock