Paddock
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The term paddock may refer to
- the name for an enclosure for livestock in British English
- in Australian and New Zealand English, the term can mean any field in the agricultural sense (as opposed to a playing field)
- 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 toad mentioned by the witches in the first act of William Shakespeare's play MacBeth. Paddock is an archaic English word for "toad"
- Paddock (war rooms), a two-level concrete citadel in Dollis Hill serving as war rooms for Winston Churchill during World War II
[edit] People
For the history of Paddock as a surname, see Paddick.
- Algernon Paddock (1830-1897), American politician
- Benjamin Henry Paddock, 19th century Bishop of Massachusetts
- Charlie Paddock (1900-1943), American athlete and actor
- George A. Paddock (1885-1964), American politician
- John Paddock (born 1954), Canadian hockey coach
- 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
- Paddock Township, Gage County, Nebraska, in the United States
- Paddock Township, Holt County, Nebraska, in the United States
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