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pad·dock I. \ˈpadə̇k, -dēk\ noun also pad·dow \-də\ (-s) Etymology: Middle English paddok, from pad, pade toad + -ok -ock; akin to Old Norse padda toad, Middle Low German padde, pedde toad, and perhaps to Old English pæth path — more at path 1. chiefly dialect : frog 2. chiefly dialect : toad II. noun (-s) Etymology: alteration of parrock 1. a. chiefly Britain : a small area (as a field) often enclosed and typically adjoining or near a building (as a house or stable) and often used for a pasture b. Australia : an often extensive area (as of grassland) usually fenced in and often used as a pasture 2. a. : a turfed enclosure where horses are kept (as on a stud farm) b. : an enclosure where racehorses are saddled and paraded before a race 3. : a space or platform near the mouth of a shaft or excavation for temporary storage of ore or wash dirt III. transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) 1. a. : to put (an animal) into an enclosed area (as a field) b. : to shut up in or as if in an enclosed area 2. : to store (as ore) temporarily in a space or on a platform near the mouth of a mining shaft or excavation |