English noun: stocks | |||
1. | stocks (artifact) a frame that supports a boat while it is under construction | ||
Broader (hypernym) | framework | ||
Domain usage | plural, plural form | ||
2. | stocks (artifact) a frame for constraining an animal while it is receiving veterinary attention or while being shod | ||
Broader (hypernym) | framework | ||
Domain usage | plural, plural form | ||
3. | stocks (artifact) 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 | ||
Broader (hypernym) | instrument of punishment | ||
Domain usage | plural, plural form | ||