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Definition of Stocks
Stock Stock Stock, n.
1. Raw material; that out of which something is manufactured;
as, paper stock.
2. (Soap Making) A plain soap which is made into toilet soap
by adding perfumery, coloring matter, etc.
Stock Stock Stock, a.
Used or employed for constant service or application, as if
constituting a portion of a stock or supply; standard;
permanent; standing; as, a stock actor; a stock play; a stock
sermon. ``A stock charge against Raleigh.' --C. Kingsley.
Stock company (Theater), a company of actors regularly
employed at one theater, or permanently acting together in
various plays under one management.
Stock Stock Stock (st[o^]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stocked
(st[o^]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. Stocking.]
1. To lay up; to put aside for future use; to store, as
merchandise, and the like.
2. To provide with material requisites; to store; to fill; to
supply; as, to stock a warehouse, that is, to fill it with
goods; to stock a farm, that is, to supply it with cattle
and tools; to stock land, that is, to occupy it with a
permanent growth, especially of grass.
3. To suffer to retain milk for twenty-four hours or more
previous to sale, as cows.
4. To put in the stocks. [R.] --Shak.
To stock an anchor (Naut.), to fit it with a stock, or to
fasten the stock firmly in place.
To stock cards (Card Playing), to arrange cards in a
certain manner for cheating purposes. [Cant]
