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noun
An enclosed area of land; a small field or a paddock.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: England, Scotland, regional
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verb
To enclose or shut in; park.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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History
From Middle English parrok, from Old English pearruc, pearroc (“clatrum, fence by which a space is enclosed, enclosure, enclosed land”), perhaps from post-classic Latin parricus (compare park). Cognate with Dutch perk (“flowerbed”), German Pferch (“pen, fold”).
From Middle English parroken, parrokken, from parrok. See above.
