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Inversion of earlier still as a stock, from stock (“tree-trunk”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
stock-still
Today it means: Very still; motionless. Full definition →
Today it means: Very still; motionless. Full definition →
Inversion of earlier still as a stock, from stock (“tree-trunk”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.