Paddock - Citizendia

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. Livestock is the term used to refer (singularly or plurally to a Domesticated Animal intentionally reared in an agricultural setting to produce such as Food In Agriculture, a field refers generally to an area of Land enclosed or otherwise and used for agricultural purposes such as Cultivating crops A race track (or 'racetrack' or 'racing track' is a purpose-built facility for Racing of animals (eg Greyhound racing is the Sport of Racing Greyhounds The Dogs chase a lure (traditionally an artificial Hare or Rabbit Macbeth is among the best-known of William Shakespeare 's plays, and is his shortest tragedy, believed to have been written some time between 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

People

For the history of Paddock as a surname, see Paddick. Paddock is the Codeword for an alternate Cabinet War Room Bunker for Winston Churchill's World War II government Paddick is a Surname of English origin later spreading to other English language countries

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

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

Algernon Sidney Paddock ( November 9, 1830 &mdash October 17, 1897) was an American politician who served as a Republican secretary The Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts is one of the nine original Dioceses of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America. Charles ("Charlie" William Paddock ( August 11, 1900 &ndash July 21, 1943) was an American athlete and twofold Userpolbot from http//bioguidecongressgov/scripts/biodisplaypl?index=P000011 Alvin John Paddock (born June 9, 1954 in Oak River, Manitoba) is a former Canadian Ice hockey player and the former head Tom Paddock, born Thomas Paddock (c 1822 Redditch &ndash June 30 1863) also known as the Redditch Needlepointer was a champion Paddock is a district of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. Paddock Wood is a small Town in Kent, England, about eight miles South West of Maidstone. Paddock Township is one of twenty-four townships in Gage County, Nebraska, United States. Paddock Township is one of thirty-seven townships in Holt County, Nebraska, United States.

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