STOCK-DOVE, noun [stock and dove.] The ring-dove.
The stock dove is the wild pigeon of Europe, [Columbus oenas,] long considered as the stock of the domestic pigeon, but now regarded as a distinct species. The ring-dove is the Columba palumbus.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.