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   Pad·dock

   /ˈpadək/

   

   noun

   • 1. a small field or enclosure where horses are kept or exercised.
   • ▪ an enclosure adjoining a racetrack where horses are gathered and displayed before a race: "I went across the course to see the horses in the paddock"

   verb

   • 1. keep or enclose (a horse) in a paddock: "horses paddocked on a hillside"

   Word Origin early 17th century: apparently a variant of dialect parrock, of unknown ultimate origin.

   Scrabble Points: 17

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