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STOCKY, a. [from stock.] Thick and firm; stout. A stocky person is one rather th...
STOCKS. [See Under Stock.]
STOCKISH, a. Hard; stupid; blockish. [Little used.]
STOCKING, n. [from stock.] A garment made to cover the leg. STOCKING , v.t. To d...
STOCKBROKER, n. [stock and broker.] A broker who deals in the purchase and sale ...
STOCKADING, ppr. Fortifying with sharpened posts or stakes.
STOCKADED, pp. Fortified with stockades.
STOCKADE, n. [See Stoccade.] 1. In fortification, a sharpened post or stake set ...
STOCK-STILL, a. [stock and still.] Still as a fixed post; perfectly still. Our p...
STOCK-LOCK, n. [stock and lock.] A lock fixed in wood.
STOCK-JOBBING, n. The act of art of dealing in the public funds.
STOCK-JOBBER, n. [stock and job.] One who speculates in the public funds for gai...
STOCK-GILLYFLOWER, n. A plant, a species of Cheiranthus; sometimes written stock...
STOCK-FISH, n. [stock and fish.] Cod dried hard and without salt.
STOCK-DOVE, n. [stock and dove.] The ring-dove. The stock dove is the wild pigeo...
STOCK, n. [G., a stem, a staff, a stick, a block. This word coincides with stake...