STOCKS
Scrabble letter values: S1T1O1C3K5S1 = 12
Definition
- 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”