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long paddocks

long paddocks is the plural of long paddock.

Meaning of long paddock

Noun

long paddock (uncountable)

  1. (Australia, colloquial) The grass verge of a public road, used as a source of pasture for cattle, sheep, etc, in times of drought; the stock route to market.
    • However, Bradford insists life on the long paddock is nowhere near as wild as it was at the height of the drought, when the routes were crawling with hungry stock and often being closed to prevent overgrazing.2004 April 10, “Time′s up for the long paddock”, in Sydney Morning Herald

Questions about long paddocks

What is long paddocks the plural of?
Long paddocks is the plural of long paddock.

Words near long paddocks in the dictionary

  1. long offs
  2. long on
  3. long ons
  4. long oo
  5. long paddock
  6. long paddocks
  7. long passive
  8. long peace
  9. long pepper
  10. long peppers
  11. long pig

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