[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

paddock \pad"dock\, n. oe. padde toad, frog + -ock; akin to d.
   pad, padde, toad, icel.  sw. padda, dan. padde. zool.
   a toad or frog. --wyclif. "loathed paddocks." --spenser
   1913 webster

   paddock pipe bot., a hollow-stemmed plant of the genus
      equisetum, especially equisetum limosum and the
      fruiting stems of equisetum arvense; -- called also
      padow pipe and toad pipe. see equisetum.

   paddock stone. see toadstone.

   paddock stool bot.,a toadstool.
      1913 webster
see also:
paddock pipe equisetum equisetum limosum equisetum arvense padow pipe toad pipe 
paddock stone toadstone paddock stool 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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 used for saddling and mounting horses prior
      to a race.
      pjc
see also:
parrock 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

paddock
     n : pen where racehorses are saddled and paraded before a race

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