Paddock
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The term paddock may refer to
- the name for an enclosure for livestock or a field in the UK, Australia or New Zealand.
- the enclosed area at a racecourse where horses are assembled, saddled and mounted before a race.
- the area at a Greyhound racing track where Greyhounds are housed and inspected before a race.
- an enclosure at a Motor racing track used by team support personnel and vehicles, and other officials and VIPs.
- a term often used for a rugby field
- a toad mentioned by the witches in the first act of William Shakespeare's play MacBeth. Paddock is an archaic English word for "toad."
- a two-level concrete citadel in Dollis Hill serving as war rooms for Churchill during World War II
[edit] People
- Charlie Paddock, 20th century American athlete and actor
- John Adams Paddock, 19th century American Bishop
- Tom Paddock, 19th century British boxing champion
[edit] Places
- Paddock, Huddersfield, suburb in England
- Paddock Wood, village in Kent, England
