Definition of "paddock" in Anglais

noun

1. (also figuratively) A small enclosure or field of grassland, especially one used to exercise or graze horses or other animals.

2. An enclosure next to a racecourse where horses are paraded and mounted before a race and unsaddled after a race.

3. An area at a racing circuit where the racing vehicles are parked and worked on before and between races.

4. A field on which a game is played; a playing field.

5. A field of grassland of any size, either enclosed by fences or delimited by geographical boundaries, especially a large area for keeping cattle or sheep.

6. A place in a superficial deposit where ore or washdirt (“earth rich enough in metal to pay for washing”) is excavated; also, a place for storing ore, washdirt, etc.

verb

1. (often passive voice) To place or keep (cattle, horses, sheep, or other animals) within a paddock (noun sense 1 or 2.4); hence, to provide (such animals) with pasture.

2. To enclose or fence in (land) to form a paddock.

3. To excavate washdirt (“earth rich enough in metal to pay for washing”) from (a superficial deposit).

4. To store (ore, washdirt, etc.) in a paddock (noun sense 2.5).

noun

1. A frog.

   • Cold as a paddock.

2. A toad.

3. A contemptible, or malicious or nasty, person.

4. (Scotland) A simple, usually triangular, sledge which is dragged along the ground to transport items.