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Noun: paddock  pa-duk
  1. A small, enclosed field where horses are kept
    "The horses grazed peacefully in the paddock"
     
  2. Pen where racehorses are saddled and paraded before a race
    "Spectators gathered around the paddock to get a closer look at the horses before placing their bets"
     
  3. [Austral, NZ] A small area of ground covered by specific vegetation
    "a bean paddock";
    - plot, plot of land, plot of ground, patch
Verb: paddock  pa-duk
  1. Keep or put in a paddock
    "They paddocked the horses for the night"

Derived forms: paddocks, paddocking, paddocked

Type of: parcel, parcel of land, pen, piece of ground, piece of land, tract

Encyclopedia: Paddock, Stephen