Category:Paddock

Pad"dock, n. Etym: [oe. padde toad, frog + -ock; akin to d. pad, Padde, toad, icel. & sw. padda, dan. padde.] (zoöl.)

Defn: 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.

Paddock Pad"dock, n. Etym: [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.