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paddock
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Definition:1. A toad or frog. (obsolete, zoology)2. A small inclosure or park for sporting.3. A small inclosure for pasture; esp., one adjoining a stable.Noah Webster. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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For who that's but a queen, fair, sober, wise,
Would from a paddock, from a bat, a gib
Such dear concernings hide? Who would do so?
William Shakespeare. Hamlet
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The paddock to which he led me was some way from the stables, in a grassy meadow. Three young horses frolicked gaily in the meadow nearby. Another, a clean-looking young bay mare, was tethered to the paddock fence, with a light blanket thrown across her back.
Diana Gabaldon. Outlander (1991)
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The little Gardiners, attracted by the sight of a chaise, were standing on the steps of the house as they entered the paddock;
Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice (1813)
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The cows had been let out into their paddock, and their smooth sides were already shining with their new, sleek, spring coats;
Leo Tolstoy. Anna Karenina
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guarded their footsteps through wild adventures down to the fountain in the stable yard, and even beyond, where the paddocks were, and the berry patches.
Jack London. The Call of the Wild (1903)
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