paddock

C2+ Topic:Animals

US /ˈpædək/ UK /ˈpædək/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
a small enclosed field for keeping or exercising horses

The mare grazed contentedly in the muddy paddock behind the barn.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a small enclosed field for... enclosure corral pen field yard pasture

Word family

Related forms parrock

Etymology

An alteration of dialectal parrock 'enclosure', from Old English pearroc 'enclosure, fence', related to park; of West Germanic origin, ultimately of uncertain source.

pearroc Old English

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Topics

Animals

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# paddock

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈpædək/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈpædək/

## Meanings
1. a small enclosed field for keeping or exercising horses

## Examples
- The mare grazed contentedly in the muddy paddock behind the barn.

## Synonyms
- enclosure
- corral
- pen
- field
- yard
- pasture

## Related Forms
- parrock

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: pearroc

## Etymology
An alteration of dialectal parrock 'enclosure', from Old English pearroc 'enclosure, fence', related to park; of West Germanic origin, ultimately of uncertain source.

## AI Etymology
Paddock is an alteration of dialectal parrock 'enclosure', from Old English pearroc 'enclosure, fence', related to park; of West Germanic origin, ultimately of uncertain source. Important recorded forms include pearroc (Old English). The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers a small enclosed field for keeping or exercising horses. The wider family includes related words such as parrock.

## Topics
- Animals

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