What does stocks mean?
Stocks means plural of stock.
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/stɒks/ · noun
plural of stock.
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.
Use stocks when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Stocks means plural of stock.
Common synonyms include pillory.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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.
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