Parrock
/ˈpærək/noun
A small enclosure or park, especially one used for keeping animals.
Did you know?Parrock is generally treated as a historical or dialectal relative of paddock, reflecting an old Germanic word for an enclosed piece of land rather than a mysterious occult term.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
Germanic
*parruką
“An enclosure or fenced-in space”
Old English
Old English
pearroc
“A park, enclosure, or fenced area”
Middle English
Middle English
parrok
“A small enclosed piece of land”
Middle English
Middle English
parrock
“A pen or enclosure, especially for animals”
Modern English
English
parrock
“A small park or animal enclosure, chiefly dialectal or obsolete”