noun
1. a frame that supports a boat while it is under construction
• Usage Domain: ↑plural, ↑plural form
• Hypernyms: ↑framework
2. a frame for constraining an animal while it is receiving veterinary attention or while being shod
• Usage Domain: ↑plural, ↑plural form
• Hypernyms: ↑framework
3. a former instrument of punishment consisting of a heavy timber frame with holes in which the feet (and sometimes the hands) of an offender could be locked
• Usage Domain: ↑plural, ↑plural form
• Hypernyms: ↑instrument of punishment
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plural of stock
present third singular of stock
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stocks «stoks», noun (plural).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.