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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Stock \Stock\ (st[o^]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stocked}
(st[o^]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Stocking}.]
1. To lay up; to put aside for future use; to store, as
merchandise, and the like.
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2. To provide with material requisites; to store; to fill; to
supply; as, to stock a warehouse, that is, to fill it with
goods; to stock a farm, that is, to supply it with cattle
and tools; to stock land, that is, to occupy it with a
permanent growth, especially of grass.
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3. To suffer to retain milk for twenty-four hours or more
previous to sale, as cows.
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4. To put in the stocks. [R.] --Shak.
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{To stock an anchor} (Naut.), to fit it with a stock, or to
fasten the stock firmly in place.
{To stock cards} (Card Playing), to arrange cards in a
certain manner for cheating purposes; -- also called {to
stack the deck}. [Cant]
{To stock down} (Agric.), to sow, as plowed land, with grass
seed, in order that it may become swarded, and produce
grass.
{To stock up}, to extirpate; to dig up.
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