Definition of paddock
1a : a usually enclosed area used especially for pasturing or exercising animals led the sheep into the paddock; especially : an enclosure where racehorses are saddled and paraded before a raceb Australia and New Zealand : an often enclosed field
2 : an area at an automobile racecourse where racing cars are parked
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Origin and Etymology of paddock
alteration of Middle English parrok, from Old English pearroc, from Medieval Latin parricus
First Known Use: 1547
PADDOCK Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of paddock for English Language Learners
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: a small field where animals (such as horses) are kept
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: an enclosed area at a race track where horses, dogs, etc., are kept before a race
PADDOCK Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of paddock for Students
1 : an enclosed area where animals are put to eat grass or to exercise
2 : an enclosed area where racehorses are saddled and paraded
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