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stocks

stocks

8.6
A strong wooden frame that holds a horse still to put shoes on it or for treatment
  • noun
  • /stɑks/
  • Specialized
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  • Look at that horse in the stocks!

Examples

  • The veterinarian placed the horse in the stocks to ensure it would stay still during the examination.

  • During the farrier's visit, the horse was secured in the stocks to make shoeing safer and easier.

  • The blacksmith used stocks to safely shoe the restless animal.

  • The veterinarian secured the horse in the stocks before starting the examination.

  • Without stocks, treating large animals would be dangerous for both the animal and the handler.

  • The horse is in the stocks.

  • Veterinarians often use stocks to hold animals firmly when performing medical procedures.

Surface Forms

stocks plural

Morphology

stocks = stock (transparent) = stock + s

Regular plural of 'stock'; the sense is simply the plural of the noun referring to a restraining wooden frame.

Etymology

Stocks also comes from the old English stocc meaning 'log' or 'post', so imagine wooden bars that keep a horse still and safe. That's why stocks are the strong wooden frames used to hold animals during care or shoeing.