stocks

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UK/stɒks/US/stɑks/

noun

A device, similar to a pillory, formerly used for public humiliation and punishment.

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Meanings

stocks1

noun
  1. pluralplural of stock
noun
  1. pluralplural onlyA device, similar to a pillory, formerly used for public humiliation and punishment.

    Opposite the almshouses is the bow-fronted post office and shop, while near by, beneath the trees on the green, is the old whipping post and stocks, the latter pierced by five holes.

    1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 54
  2. pluralplural onlynauticalThe frame upon which a ship is built, and from which it is launched.
verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of stock

Stocks2

proper noun
  1. A surname.

Translations

Ancient Greek κῡ́φων
  • κῡ́φων (kū́phōn)device for public humiliation and punishment
Danish gabestok, bedding
  • gabestokdevice for public humiliation and punishment
  • beddingbase for building a ship
  • stabelbase for building a ship
Dutch schandpaal, kaak
  • schandpaaldevice for public humiliation and punishment
  • kaakdevice for public humiliation and punishment
Finnish jalkapuu
  • jalkapuudevice for public humiliation and punishment
French pilori
  • piloridevice for public humiliation and punishment
German Schandpfahl, Pranger
  • Schandpfahldevice for public humiliation and punishment
  • Prangerdevice for public humiliation and punishment
  • Stapelbase for building a ship
Greek σκαρί
  • σκαρί (skarí)base for building a ship
Irish branraí
  • branraídevice for public humiliation and punishment
Latin patibulum, tendus
  • patibulumdevice for public humiliation and punishment
  • tendusdevice for public humiliation and punishment
Polish dyby, zasoby
  • dybydevice for public humiliation and punishment
  • zasobybase for building a ship
Portuguese tronco
  • troncodevice for public humiliation and punishment
Romanian butuc
  • butucdevice for public humiliation and punishment
Russian коло́дки
  • коло́дки (kolódki)device for public humiliation and punishment
Spanish cepo, picota
  • cepodevice for public humiliation and punishment
  • picotadevice for public humiliation and punishment
Swedish stock, stapel
  • stockdevice for public humiliation and punishment
  • stapelbase for building a ship
  • stapelbäddbase for building a ship
Tagalog kulma
  • kulmadevice for public humiliation and punishment

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with stocks

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Cite this entry
APA

stocks. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stocks

MLA

“stocks.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stocks. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stocks,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stocks.

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