workstock
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English
Etymology
From work + stock; compare live + stock.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈwɜːkstɒk/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈwɝkstɑk/
Noun
workstock (uncountable)
- Stock (livestock) that works, that is, working animals; often, more specifically, draft animals. Contrasted with other livestock, whose purpose to humans is to provide animal products (such as milk, eggs, meat, fats, oils, hides, hair, bone, and so on).