rudderstock

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noun

The axle connected to the rudder.

Similar
rudderpost
OriginEnglish stock ← Middle English stok ← Old English stocc →
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Meanings

nounrudderstock (plural rudderstocks)

plural rudderstocks

  1. nauticalThe axle connected to the rudder.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna vertical post at the forward edge of a rudder that enables the rudder to pivot

Similar
rudderpost
Broader
post
Also see
rudderpoststock

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁reh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁roh₁-(ye-)-ti
  3. Proto-Germanic*rōaną
  4. Proto-Germanic*rōþrą
  5. Proto-West Germanic*rōþr
  6. Old Englishrōþor
  7. Middle Englishrother
  8. Englishrudder
  9. Proto-Indo-European*(s)teyg-
  10. Proto-Germanic*stikaną
  11. Proto-Germanic*stukkaz
  12. Proto-West Germanic*stokk
  13. Old Englishstocc
  14. Middle Englishstok
  15. Englishstock
  16. Englishrudderstock

From rudder + stock.

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APA

rudderstock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rudderstock

MLA

“rudderstock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rudderstock. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rudderstock,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rudderstock.

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