paddock1
KK: [ˈpædǝk]
DJ: [ˈpædǝk]
paddock2
KK: [ˈpædǝk]
DJ: [ˈpædǝk]
n.[C]
- (用來放牧、馴馬的)小牧場
- (賽馬場的)草地圍場(供賽前展示賽馬用)
- 【澳】圍起來的土地
vt.
- 把……關入圍場
n.
- a small field or enclosure where horses are kept or exercised.
- an enclosure adjoining a racecourse or track where horses or cars are gathered and displayed before a race.
- Austral./NZ an enclosed field or plot of land.
v.
keep or enclose (a horse) in a paddock.
Etymology
C17: appar. a var. of dial. parrock, of unknown ultimate origin.