paddock
noun/ˈpædək/
/ˈpædək/
- a small field in which horses are kept
- There was an orchard and a paddock for the horses behind the house.
- (in horse racing or motor racing) an area where horses or cars are taken before a race and shown to the publicTopics Sports: other sportsc2
- (Australian English, New Zealand English) any field or area of land that has fences around it
Word Originearly 17th cent.: apparently a variant of dialect parrock, of unknown ultimate origin.
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