Pad"dock (?), n. [OE. padde toad, frog + -ock; akin to D. pad, padde, toad, Icel. & Sw. padda, Dan. padde.] Zool.
A toad or frog.
Wyclif.
"Loathed paddocks." Spenser
Paddock pipe Bot., a hollow-stemmed plant of the genus Equisetum, especially E. limosum and the fruiting stems of E. arvense; -- called also padow pipe and toad pipe. See Equisetum. -- Paddock stone. See Toadstone. -- Paddock stool Bot.,a toadstool.
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Pad"dock, n. [Corrupted fr. parrock. See Parrock.]
1.
A small inclosure or park for sporting.
[Obs.]
2.
A small inclosure for pasture; esp., one adjoining a stable.
Evelyn. Cowper.
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