stocks
noun
- external framework (scaffold) in a shipyard used to support construction of (usually) wooden ships
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /stɒks/ / /stɑks/
name
- A surname.
noun
- A device, similar to a pillory, formerly used for public humiliation and punishment.
“Opposite the almshouses is the bow-fronted post office and shop, while near by, beneath the trees on the green, is the old whipping post and stocks, the latter pierced by five holes.”
- The frame upon which a ship is built, and from which it is launched.
verb
- third-person singular simple present indicative of stock