Definition of stock

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Stock (n.) The principal supporting part; the part in which others are inserted, or to which they are attached..

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Hosiery :: Hosiery (n.) Stockings, in general; goods knit or woven like hose..
Crows :: Crows (n. pl.) A tribe of Indians of the Dakota stock, living in Montana; -- also called Upsarokas..
Stalely :: Stale (v. t.) A laughingstock; a dupe.
Frame :: Frame (n.) A term applied, especially in England, to certain machines built upon or within framework; as, a stocking frame; lace frame; spinning frame, etc..
Shortclothes :: Shortclothes (n.) Coverings for the legs of men or boys, consisting of trousers which reach only to the knees, -- worn with long stockings..
Tool-stock :: Tool-stock (n.) The part of a tool-rest in which a cutting tool is clamped.
Ridicule :: Ridicule (n.) An object of sport or laughter; a laughingstock; a laughing matter.
Thoroughbred :: Thoroughbred (a.) Bred from the best blood through a long line; pure-blooded; -- said of stock, as horses. Hence, having the characteristics of such breeding; mettlesome; courageous; of elegant form, or the like..
Backwardation :: Backwardation (n.) The seller's postponement of delivery of stock or shares, with the consent of the buyer, upon payment of a premium to the latter; -- also, the premium so paid. See Contango..
Summer-fallow :: Summer (v. t.) To keep or carry through the summer; to feed during the summer; as, to summer stock..
Stock :: Stock (n.) A thrust with a rapier; a stoccado.
Stocked :: Stock (n.) A liquid or jelly containing the juices and soluble parts of meat, and certain vegetables, etc., extracted by cooking; -- used in making soup, gravy, etc..
Footglove :: Footglove (n.) A kind of stocking.
Short :: Short (superl.) Engaging or engaged to deliver what is not possessed; as, short contracts; to be short of stock. See The shorts, under Short, n., and To sell short, under Short, adv..
Half-blooded :: Half-blooded (a.) Proceeding from a male and female of different breeds or races; having only one parent of good stock; as, a half-blooded sheep..
Job :: Job (v. i.) To carry on the business of a jobber in merchandise or stocks.
Quotation :: Quotation (n.) The naming or publishing of the current price of stocks, bonds, or any commodity; also the price named..
Clock :: Clock (v. t.) To ornament with figured work, as the side of a stocking..
Overstocked :: Overstocked (imp. & p. p.) of Overstoc.
Stale :: Stale (n.) The stock or handle of anything; as, the stale of a rake..
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