stocks

IPA(Pronunciation)

/stɒks/

Noun

plural plural-only

(plural only) A device, similar to a pillory, formerly used for public humiliation and punishment. / (nautical, plural only) The frame upon which a ship is built, and from which it is launched.

Japanese Meaning

刑罰用の枷台：かつて公衆の面前で恥をかかせ、懲罰のために使用された、ピラリーに類似した装置。 / 船舶建造に使用される船台：船を建造し、そこから船を離水させるための枠組み。

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During the festival, the children dared each other to sneak into the abandoned stocks near the square.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

祭りの間、子供たちは広場の近くにある放置された晒し台にこっそり忍び込めるかどうかで互いに勇気を試した。

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Sense（1）

(plural only) A device, similar to a pillory, formerly used for public humiliation and punishment.

Sense（2）

(nautical, plural only) The frame upon which a ship is built, and from which it is launched.

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