shell-paddock

English

Alternative forms
  • shelpaddock

Etymology

From shell-pad (“tortoise”) +‎ -ock. Compare West Frisian skelpad, skelpat (“tortoise”), Middle Dutch schildpadde, Middle Low German schildpadde. See also shield-toad.

Noun

shell-paddock (plural shell-paddocks)

  1. A tortoise or turtle.
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