PADDLEWOOD
Pad"dle*wood`, n. (Bot.)
Defn: The light elastic wood of the Aspidosperma excelsum, a tree of
Guiana having a fluted trunk readily split into planks.
PADDOCK Pad"dock, n. Etym: [OE. padde toad, frog + -ock; akin to D. pad, padde, toad, Icel. & Sw. padda, Dan. padde.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: 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.
PADDOCK
Pad"dock, n. Etym: [Corrupted fr. parrock. See Parrock.]
1. A small inclosure or park for sporting. [Obs.]
2. A small inclosure for pasture; esp., one adjoining a stable. Evelyn. Cowper.
PADDY
Pad"dy, a. Etym: [Prov. E. paddy worm-eaten.]
Defn: Low; mean; boorish; vagabond. "Such pady persons." Digges (1585). "The paddy persons." Motley.
PADDY Pad"dy, n.; pl. Paddies. Etym: [Corrupted fr. St. Patrick, the tutelar saint of Ireland.]