stocks

noun

1. (form-of, plural)plural of stock
2. (plural, plural-only)A device, similar to a pillory, formerly used for public humiliation and punishment.

   “Opposite the almshouses is the bow-fronted post office and shop, while near by, beneath the trees on the green, is the old whipping post and stocks, the latter pierced by five holes.”

3. (plural, plural-only)The frame upon which a ship is built, and from which it is launched.

verb

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

name

1. A surname.