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.