Paddock \Pad"dock\, n. [OE. padde toad, frog + -ock; akin to D.
pad, padde, toad, Icel. & Sw. padda, Dan. padde.]
(Zo["o]l.)
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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |