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pad·dock P0008700 (păd′ək)n.1. A fenced area, usually near a stable, used chiefly for grazing horses.2. Sports a. An enclosure at a racetrack where the horses are assembled, saddled, and paraded before each race.b. An area of an automobile racetrack where cars are prepared before a race.3. Australian A piece of fenced-in land.tr.v. pad·docked, pad·dock·ing, pad·docks To confine in a paddock.
[Alteration of Middle English parrok, from Old English pearroc.]paddock (ˈpædək) n1. a small enclosed field, often for grazing or training horses, usually near a house or stable2. (Horse Racing) (in horse racing) the enclosure in which horses are paraded and mounted before a race, together with the accompanying rooms3. (Motor Racing) (in motor racing) an area near the pits where cars are worked on before races4. Austral and NZ any area of fenced land5. (Team Sports, other than specified) Austral and NZ a playing field6. (Agriculture) the long paddock informal Austral a stockroute or roadside area offering feed to sheep and cattle in dry timesvb (tr) to confine (horses, etc) in a paddock[C17: variant of dialect parrock, from Old English pearruc enclosure, of Germanic origin. See park]
paddock (ˈpædək) n (Animals) archaic or dialect a frog or toad. Also called (Scot): puddock [C12: from pad toad, probably from Old Norse padda; see -ock]pad•dock (ˈpæd ək)
n. 1. a small, usu. enclosed field near a stable or barn for pasturing or exercising animals. 2. the enclosure in which horses are saddled and mounted before a race. v.t. 3. to confine in a paddock. [1615–20; appar. alter. of dial. parrock, Middle English; Old English pearroc enclosure, orig. fence. See park] paddock
Past participle: paddocked
Gerund: paddocking
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| I paddock | | you paddock | | he/she/it paddocks | | we paddock | | you paddock | | they paddock |
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| I paddocked | | you paddocked | | he/she/it paddocked | | we paddocked | | you paddocked | | they paddocked |
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| I am paddocking | | you are paddocking | | he/she/it is paddocking | | we are paddocking | | you are paddocking | | they are paddocking |
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| I have paddocked | | you have paddocked | | he/she/it has paddocked | | we have paddocked | | you have paddocked | | they have paddocked |
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| I was paddocking | | you were paddocking | | he/she/it was paddocking | | we were paddocking | | you were paddocking | | they were paddocking |
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| I had paddocked | | you had paddocked | | he/she/it had paddocked | | we had paddocked | | you had paddocked | | they had paddocked |
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| I will paddock | | you will paddock | | he/she/it will paddock | | we will paddock | | you will paddock | | they will paddock |
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| I will have paddocked | | you will have paddocked | | he/she/it will have paddocked | | we will have paddocked | | you will have paddocked | | they will have paddocked |
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| I will be paddocking | | you will be paddocking | | he/she/it will be paddocking | | we will be paddocking | | you will be paddocking | | they will be paddocking |
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| I have been paddocking | | you have been paddocking | | he/she/it has been paddocking | | we have been paddocking | | you have been paddocking | | they have been paddocking |
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| I will have been paddocking | | you will have been paddocking | | he/she/it will have been paddocking | | we will have been paddocking | | you will have been paddocking | | they will have been paddocking |
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| I had been paddocking | | you had been paddocking | | he/she/it had been paddocking | | we had been paddocking | | you had been paddocking | | they had been paddocking |
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| I would paddock | | you would paddock | | he/she/it would paddock | | we would paddock | | you would paddock | | they would paddock |
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| I would have paddocked | | you would have paddocked | | he/she/it would have paddocked | | we would have paddocked | | you would have paddocked | | they would have paddocked |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  paddock - pen where racehorses are saddled and paraded before a racepen - an enclosure for confining livestock |
paddocknoun field, meadow, pasture, pen, corral (U.S. & Canad.), stockade The family kept horses in the paddock in front of the house.Translationspaddock (ˈpӕdək) noun a small field, containing grass and usually near a house or stable, in which horses etc are often kept. (用來放牧、馴馬的)小牧場 （用来放牧、驯马等的）小牧马场
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have a few kangaroos loose in the top paddockTo be crazy; to act, think, or behave in an eccentric, foolish, or nonsensical manner. Primarily heard in Australia. Tommy must have a few kangaroos loose in the top paddock if he thinks he can convince our mother to let him get a tattoo for his birthday. There's an old lady who stands on the corner yelling at strangers all day. I think she might have a few kangaroos loose in the top paddock.See also: few, have, kangaroo, loose, paddock, tophave kangaroos in (one's)/the top paddockTo act, think, or behave in an eccentric, foolish, or nonsensical manner; to be insane. Primarily heard in Australia. Tommy must have kangaroos in the top paddock if he thinks he can convince Mom to let him get a tattoo for his birthday. There's an old lady who stands on the corner yelling at strangers all day. I think she might have kangaroos in her top paddock.See also: have, kangaroo, paddock, tophave kangaroos in your top paddock or have kangaroos in the top paddock AUSTRALIAN, INFORMALIf you say that someone has kangaroos in their top paddock or has kangaroos in the top paddock, you mean that they have strange ideas or are crazy. Some people think I must have a few kangaroos in the top paddock. Note: Roos can be used instead of kangaroos. A guy who pretends to understand women has got roos in his top paddock. Compare with have bats in the belfry. Note: A paddock is a small field next to a farm or stable. The idea is of having wild animals there instead of farm animals. See also: have, kangaroo, paddock, tophave kangaroos in the (or your) top paddock be mad or eccentric. Australian informal 1985 Peter Carey Illywacker ‘And he was a big man too, and possibly slow-witted.’ ‘Leichhardt?’ ‘No, Bourke…He had kangaroos in his top paddock.’ See also: have, kangaroo, paddock, toppaddock
paddock11. (in horse racing) the enclosure in which horses are paraded and mounted before a race, together with the accompanying rooms 2. (in motor racing) an area near the pits where cars are worked on before races 3. Austral and NZ a playing field
paddock2 Archaic or dialect a frog or toad paddockA small field near a house or barn in which animals, usually horses, are enclosed.paddock
Synonyms for paddocknoun fieldSynonyms- field
- meadow
- pasture
- pen
- corral
- stockade
Words related to paddocknoun pen where racehorses are saddled and paraded before a raceRelated Words |