noun a frame that supports a boat while it is under construction.
noun a frame for constraining an animal while it is receiving veterinary attention or while being shod.
noun 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.
Examples
“The store stocks all kinds of dried vegetables.”
“to stock a farm, i.e. to supply it with cattle and tools”