stocks

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English

The old village stocks in Chapeltown, Lancashire, England.

Pronunciation

Noun

stocks

  1. plural of stock

Noun

stocks

  1. (plural only) A device, similar to a pillory, formerly used for public humiliation and punishment.
  2. (nautical, plural only) The frame upon which a ship is built, and from which it is launched.

Translations

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Verb

stocks

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of stock

Further reading

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Noun

stocks

  1. plural of stock

French

Noun

stocks m

  1. plural of stock

Spanish

Noun

stocks

  1. plural of stock

Swedish

Noun

stocks

  1. indefinite genitive singular of stock