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Webster 1913 Edition

Paddock

Pad′dock

,
Noun.
[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
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.

Pad′dock

,
Noun.
[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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Paddock

PAD'DOCK

,
Noun.
A toad or frog.

PAD'DOCK

, n.
1.
A small inclosure for deer or other animals.
2.
An inclosure for races with hounds, &c.

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