stocks

(noun, verb)

noun

1. a frame that supports a boat while it is under construction

Definition categories: man–made, frame, framework

2. a frame for constraining an animal while it is receiving veterinary attention or while being shod

Definition categories: man–made, frame, framework

3. 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

Definition categories: man–made

verb

1. third-person singular simple present indicative form of stock