Pad"dle*fish` (?), n. (Zoˆl) A large ganoid fish (Polyodon spathula)
found in the rivers of the Mississippi Valley. It has a long
spatula-shaped snout. Called also duck-billed cat, and spoonbill
sturgeon.
Pad"dler (?), n. One who, or that which, paddles.
Pad"dle*wood` (?), n. (Bot.) The light elastic wood of the Aspidosperma
excelsum, a tree of Guiana having a fluted trunk readily split into
planks.
Pad"dock (?), n. [OE. padde toad, frog + -ock; akin to D. pad, padde,
toad, Icel. & Sw. padda, Dan. padde.] (Zoˆl.) 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.