Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Paddock"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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
{Paddock pipe} (Bot.), a hollow-stemmed plant of the genus
{Equisetum}, especially {E. limosum} and the fruiting
stems of {E. arvense}; -- called also {padow pipe} and
{toad pipe}. See {Equisetum}.
{Paddock stone}. See {Toadstone}.
{Paddock stool} (Bot.),a toadstool.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Paddock \Pad"dock\, n. [Corrupted fr. parrock. See {Parrock}.]
1. A small inclosure or park for sporting. [Obs.]
2. A small inclosure for pasture; esp., one adjoining a
stable. --Evelyn. Cowper.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
paddock
n : pen where racehorses are saddled and paraded before a race
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