paddock

Definitions


[ˈpadək], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a small field or enclosure where horses are kept or exercised


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Origin:
mid 16th century: probably a variant of dialect parrock, cognate with Dutch perk ‘flowerbed’, park ‘park’, and German Pferch ‘pen, sheepfold’, of unknown ultimate origin


[ˈpadək], (Verb)

Definitions:
- keep (a horse) in a paddock
(e.g: horses paddocked on a hillside)


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Origin:
mid 16th century: probably a variant of dialect parrock, cognate with Dutch perk ‘flowerbed’, park ‘park’, and German Pferch ‘pen, sheepfold’, of unknown ultimate origin




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