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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 pits
- In F1, the paddock is where teams scheme between races
- word roots
- Comes from old English 'pearroc,' meaning enclosure
- size matters
- Smaller than a field, bigger than a stall
- famous name
- Mr. Paddock appears in Australian folklore and surnames
flemington racecourse paddock — melbourne's historic horse racing venue where horses are saddled before the melbourne cup since 1842
ascot paddock — royal ascot racecourse in berkshire, england where thoroughbreds parade before races
outback station paddocks — vast fenced grazing areas on australian cattle stations, some covering thousands of acres