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STOCKS

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• STOCKS (noun)
The noun STOCKS has 3 senses:

1. a frame that supports a boat while it is under construction
2. a frame for constraining an animal while it is receiving veterinary attention or while being shod
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

Familiarity information: STOCKS used as a noun is uncommon.

• STOCKS (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A frame that supports a boat while it is under construction

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("stocks" is a kind of...):

frame; framework; framing (a structure supporting or containing something)

Domain usage:

plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

A frame for constraining an animal while it is receiving veterinary attention or while being shod

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("stocks" is a kind of...):

frame; framework; framing (a structure supporting or containing something)

Domain usage:

plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)

Sense 3

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("stocks" is a kind of...):

instrument of punishment (an instrument designed and used to punish a condemned person)

Domain usage:

plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)

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