stocks
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колодки
Pranger, Stapel, Schandpfahl
A device, similar to a pillory, formerly used for public humiliation and punishmentA device, similar to a pillory, formerly used for public humiliation and punishment.
UK/stɒks/US/stɑks/
Meaning
2 senses(plural, plural only)A device, similar to a pillory, formerly used for public humiliation and punishment.
Schandpfahl, Pranger
коло́дкиkolódki
(plural, plural only)The frame upon which a ship is built, and from which it is launched.
Stapel
More definitions
- 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 locked
- a frame for constraining an animal while it is receiving veterinary attention or while being shod
- a frame that supports a boat while it is under construction
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
device for public humiliation and punishment:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
device for public humiliation and punishment:
base for building a ship:
Forms
plural: stocksesWord family
1 related wordsDerivedfinger stocks