Idioms for stock
Origin of stock
before 900; (noun) Middle English; Old English
stoc(c) stump, stake, post, log; cognate with German
Stock, Old Norse
stokkr tree-trunk; (v.) derivative of the noun
OTHER WORDS FROM stock
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British Dictionary definitions for well-stocked (1 of 2)
well-stocked
adjective (well stocked when postpositive)
having or containing sufficient goods, wares, food, etc
British Dictionary definitions for well-stocked (2 of 2)
stock
/ (stɒk) /
noun
adjective
staple, standard
stock sizes in clothes
(prenominal)
being a cliché; hackneyed
a stock phrase
verb
See also
stocks
Derived forms of stock
stocker, nounWord Origin for stock
Old English
stocc trunk (of a tree), stem, stick (the various senses developed from these meanings, as trunk of a tree, hence line of descent; structures made of timber; a store of timber or other goods for future use, hence an aggregate of goods, animals, etc); related to Old Saxon, Old High German
stock stick, stump
Scientific definitions for well-stocked
stock
[ stŏk ]
The trunk or main stem of a tree or another plant.
A plant or stem onto which a graft is made.
A plant or tree from which cuttings and scions are taken.
Cultural definitions for well-stocked
Idioms and Phrases with well-stocked
stock
see in stock; lock, stock, and barrel; make a laughing stock of; take stock; take stock in.