Paddock

Paddock , noun

[Old English padde toad, frog + -ock; akin to Dutch pad, padde, toad, Icelandic & Swedish padda, Danish padde.]

(Zoology) A toad or frog. — Spenser

Loathed paddocks. — Wyclif

Collocations (3)

Paddock pipe (Botany) , a hollow-stemmed plant of the genus Equisetum, especially Equisetum limosum and the fruiting stems of Equisetum arvense; -- called also padow pipe and toad pipe. See Equisetum.

Paddock stone , See Toadstone.

Paddock stool (Botany) , a toadstool.

Paddock , noun

[Corrupted from parrock. See Parrock.]

A small inclosure or park for sporting. [Obsolete]

A small inclosure for pasture; esp., one adjoining a stable. — Evelyn

An enclosure used for saddling and mounting horses prior to a race.