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 | ||