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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(obsolete, stock market) A person who has no money in stocks and shares..
Only let me say, that I should be as glad as you could be to find myself in possession of a good independent fortune: and that we poor lacklands and lackstocks who have to earn our livelihood, must endeavour to make the best of it.
Use lackstock when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Lackstock means (obsolete, stock market) A person who has no money in stocks and shares..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Only let me say, that I should be as glad as you could be to find myself in possession of a good independent fortune: and that we poor lacklands and lackstocks who have to earn our livelihood, must endeavour to make the best of it.
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