Paddock

Paddock

The term paddock may refer to

*the name for an enclosure where horses are kept in British English.
*in Australian and New Zealand English, the term can mean any field in the agricultural sense (as opposed to a playing field)
*the enclosed area at a racecourse where horses are paraded and mounted before a race, and unsaddled after a race. [Summerhayes, R.S., Encyclopaedia for Horsemen, Frederick Warne & Co, London & New York, 1966]
*the area at a Greyhound racing track where Greyhounds are housed and inspected before a race
*an enclosure at a Motor racing track used by team support personnel and vehicles, and other officials and VIPs
* a toad mentioned by the witches in the first act of William Shakespeare's play MacBeth. "Paddock" is an archaic English word for "toad"
* a frog, as mentioned in the 1382 edition of the Wycliffe [middle] English Bible: Exodus 8:2-13
*Paddock (war rooms), a two-level concrete citadel in Dollis Hill serving as war rooms for Winston Churchill during World War II

People

*Algernon Paddock (1830-1897), American politician
*Benjamin Henry Paddock, 19th century Bishop of Massachusetts
*Charlie Paddock (1900-1943), American athlete and actor
*George A. Paddock (1885-1964), American politician
*John Paddock (born 1954), Canadian hockey coach
*John Adams Paddock, 19th century American Bishop
*Tom Paddock, 19th century British boxing champion

Places

*Paddock, Huddersfield, suburb in England
*Paddock Wood, village in Kent, England
*Paddock Township, Gage County, Nebraska, in the United States
*Paddock Township, Holt County, Nebraska, in the United States


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  • paddock — [ padɔk ] n. m. • 1828; mot angl. « enclos, parc » 1 ♦ Agric. Enclos aménagé dans une prairie pour les juments poulinières et leurs poulains. 2 ♦ Turf Enceinte réservée dans laquelle les chevaux sont promenés en main. ♢ Terrain sur lequel se… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

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  • Paddock — Pad dock, n. [OE. padde toad, frog + ock; akin to D. pad, padde, toad, Icel. & Sw. padda, Dan. padde.] (Zo[ o]l.) A toad or frog. Wyclif. Loathed paddocks. Spenser [1913 Webster] {Paddock pipe} (Bot.), a hollow stemmed plant of the genus… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • paddock — ► NOUN 1) a small field or enclosure for horses. 2) an enclosure adjoining a racecourse or track where horses or cars are gathered and displayed before a race. 3) Austral./NZ a field or plot of land enclosed by fencing or defined by natural… …   English terms dictionary

  • paddock — paddock1 [pad′ək] n. [ME paddoke < padde (< OE pad, frog, toad) + ok, OCK] 1. Scot. a frog 2. Archaic a toad paddock2 [pad′ək] n. [phonetic alteration of earlier parrock < ME parrok, enclosed field < OE pearruc, enclosure: see …   English World dictionary

  • Paddock — Pad dock, n. [Corrupted fr. parrock. See {Parrock}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A small inclosure or park for sporting. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. A small inclosure for pasture; esp., one adjoining a stable. Evelyn. Cowper. [1913 Webster] 3. An enclosure… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Paddock — (engl., Laufgarten), eingezäunter, offener Raum zur Aufnahme von Pferden …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Paddock — (engl., spr. pädd ), s.v.w. Laufhof, (Tummelplatz für Pferde) …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

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  • paddock — /ˈpaddok, ingl. ˈpædək/ [vc. ingl., propr. «recinto»] s. m. inv. (di ippodromo, di autodromo, ecc.) recinto, box (ingl.) …   Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione

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