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a fenced patch of grass with one job: keep the horse from staging a breakout
means A small fenced field, typically near a stable or barn, used for grazing or exercising horses and other livestock.
from An altered form of the older English word 'parrock,' meaning a small enclosure, which traces back to Old English 'pearroc' — itself a cousin of 'park.' The same root branched into many languages, possibly linked to a Germanic word for an enclosed space. Over time 'parrock' softened into 'paddock,' the form that stuck.
racing pitsIn F1, the paddock is where teams scheme between races
word rootsComes from old English 'pearroc,' meaning enclosure
size mattersSmaller than a field, bigger than a stall
famous nameMr. Paddock appears in Australian folklore and surnames