Definition of paddocking:
(n) :
(also figuratively) A small enclosure or field of grassland, especially one used to exercise or graze horses or other animals.
(n) :
(by extension) (horse racing) An enclosure next to a racecourse where horses are paraded and mounted before a race and unsaddled after a race.
(n) :
(by extension) (motor racing) An area at a racing circuit where the racing vehicles are parked and worked on before and between races.
(n) :
(by extension) (Australia, New Zealand) A field of grassland of any size, either enclosed by fences or delimited by geographical boundaries, especially a large area for keeping cattle or sheep.
(n) :
(by extension) (sports, slang) A field on which a game is played; a playing field.
(v) :
(often passive voice) To place or keep (cattle, horses, sheep, or other animals) within a paddock (noun sense 1 or 2.4); hence, to provide (such animals) with pasture.