Definitions of stocks
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a frame that supports a boat while it is under constructiontype of:frameworka structure supporting or containing something
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a frame for constraining an animal while it is receiving veterinary attention or while being shodtype of:frameworka structure supporting or containing something
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a former instrument of punishment consisting of a heavy timber frame with holes in which the feet (and sometimes the hands) of an offender could be lockedtype of:instrument of punishmentan instrument designed and used to punish a condemned person
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The Prince and The Pauper
A young prince and a poor commoner look almost exactly alike, so they decide to switch places to discover how the other lives. Read the full text here.