Paddock

n. [Aug. of A-S. padde, frog, toad; Icel. & Sw. padda, Dan. padde, D. pad, padde, Prov. Ger. padde, frog, toad.] A large toad or frog.

*The grisly toadstool grown there might I see, And loathed paddocks lording on the same. Spencer.*

Paddock stone, a stone popularly supposed to be obtained from the head of a toad, and to possess certain magical and medicinal virtues, for which reason it is sometimes worn as a charm.