Webster's Dictionary 1828

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STOCK-JOBBING

STOCK-JOBBING, noun The act of art of dealing in the public funds.

4808

STOCK-LOCK

STOCK-LOCK, noun [stock and lock.] A lock fixed in wood.

4809

STOCK-STILL

STOCK-STILL, adjective [stock and still.] Still as a fixed post; perfectly still.Our preachers stand stock-still in the pulpit.

4810

STOCKADE

STOCKADE, noun [See Stoccade.]1. In fortification, a sharpened post or stake set in the earth.2. A line of posts or stakes set in the earth as a fence or barrier.STOCKADE, verb ...

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STOCKADED

STOCKADED, participle passive Fortified with stockades.

4812

STOCKADING

STOCKADING, participle present tense Fortifying with sharpened posts or stakes.

4813

STOCKBROKER

STOCKBROKER, noun [stock and broker.] A broker who deals in the purchase and sale of stocks or shares in the public funds.

4814

STOCKING

STOCKING, noun [from stock.] A garment made to cover the leg.STOCKING, verb transitive To dress in stockings.

4815

STOCKISH

STOCKISH, adjective Hard; stupid; blockish. [Little used.]

4816

STOCKS

STOCKS. [See under Stock.]

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STOCKY

STOCKY, adjective [from stock.] Thick and firm; stout. A stocky person is one rather thick than tall or corpulent; one whose bones are covered well with flesh, but without a pro...

4818

STOIC

STOIC, noun [Gr., a porch in Athens where the philosopher Zeno taught.] A disciple of the philosopher Zeno, who founded a sect. He taught that men should be free from passion, u...

4819

STOICAL

STOIC, STOICAL adjective1. Pertaining to the Stoics or to their doctrines.2. Not affected by passion; unfeeling; manifesting indifference to pleasure or pain.

4820

STOICALLY

STOICALLY, adverb In the manner of the Stoics; without apparent feeling or sensibility; with indifference to pleasure or pain.

4821

STOICALNESS

STOICALNESS, noun The state of being stoical; indifference to pleasure or pain.

4822

STOICISM

STOICISM, noun1. The opinions and maxims of the Stoics.2. A real or pretended indifference to pleasure or pain; insensibility.

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STOKE

STOKE, is the same word as stock, differently applied. It is found in many English names of towns.

4824

STOKER

STOKE, STOKER noun One who looks after the fire in a brew-house. [Local or technical.]

4825

STOLE

STOLE, preterit tense of steal.STOLE, noun1. A long vest or robe; a garment worn by the priests of some denominations when they officiate. It is a broad strip of cloth reaching ...

4826

STOLEN

STOLEN, participle passive Stoln. The passive participle of steal.STOLEN waters are sweet. Proverbs 9:17.

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STOLID

STOLID, adjective [Latin, from the root of still, stall, to set.] Dull; foolish; stupid. [Not used.]

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STOLIDITY

STOLIDITY, noun [supra.] Dullness of intellect; stupidity. [Little used.]

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STOLONIFEROUS

STOLONIFEROUS, adjective [Latin, a sucker; to produce.] Producing suckers; putting forth suckers; as a stoloniferous stem.

4830

STOMACH

STOMACH, noun [Latin]1. In animal bodies, a membranous receptacle, the organ of digestion, in which food is prepared for entering into the several parts of the body for its nour...

4831

STOMACHED

STOMACHED, adjective Filled with resentment.

4832

STOMACHER

STOMACHER, noun An ornament or support to the breast, worn by females. Isaiah 3:24.

4833

STOMACHFUL

STOMACHFUL, adjective Willfully obstinate; stubborn; perverse; as a stomachful boy.