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Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /ˈpædək/
paddock means: A small grassy field, usually fenced, where horses or other farm animals eat or exercise.
noun
A small grassy field, usually fenced, where horses or other farm animals eat or exercise.
- The pony is in the paddock.
- We watched the horses running around their paddock.
- She closed the paddock gate after feeding the mare.
A grassy field, especially in Australia or New Zealand, where cattle or sheep are kept.
- The sheep filled the paddock.
- We moved the cattle into a larger paddock.
- The dry paddocks stretched for miles beyond the farmhouse.
A small animal with smooth skin and long back legs that jumps and lives near water.
- A paddock jumped into the pond.
- We heard paddocks calling beside the marsh.
- The old poem describes a green paddock on a stone.
A small animal like a frog, with rough skin, that usually lives on land.
- A paddock hid under the stone.
- The witch kept a paddock beside her door.
- The tale mentions paddocks crawling through the damp garden.
verb
To put or keep farm animals in a grassy field where they can eat.
- We paddock the horses overnight.
- The farmer paddocked her cattle near the river.
- All the sheep were paddocked before the storm arrived.
To put a fence around land so that animals can be kept there.
- They paddocked the land last spring.
- We plan to paddock another five acres.
- The farmer had paddocked the field with wire fencing.
To dig out shallow earth containing enough metal to make washing it worthwhile.
- The miners paddocked the shallow deposit.
- They paddocked the ground before washing the gravel.
- This patch had already been paddocked by earlier gold miners.
Questions about paddock
What does paddock mean?
A small grassy field, usually fenced, where horses or other farm animals eat or exercise.
What is paddock in other languages?
Türkçe: padok · Español: potrero · Français: paddock · Deutsch: Pferdekoppel · Italiano: recinto · 日本語: 放牧場
How do you pronounce paddock?
It is pronounced /ˈpædək/.
How do you use paddock in a sentence?
The pony is in the paddock. We watched the horses running around their paddock.
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