Stock-fish

  • 11fish — [fish] n. pl. fish; in referring to different species, fishes [ME < OE fisc, akin to Ger fisch, Du visch < IE base * pisk > L piscis] 1. any of three classes (jawless, cartilaginous, and bony fishes) of coldblooded vertebrate animals… …

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  • 12stock — ► NOUN 1) a supply of goods or materials available for sale or use. 2) farm animals bred and kept for their meat or milk; livestock. 3) the capital of a company raised through the issue and subscription of shares. 4) (stocks) a portion of a… …

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  • 13stock market — place where securities are bought and sold, 1809, from STOCK (Cf. stock) (n.2) + MARKET (Cf. market). The original Stock Market (mid 14c.) was a fish and meat market in the City of London on or near the later site of Mansion House, so called… …

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  • 14stock cube — ► NOUN ▪ a cube of concentrated dehydrated meat, vegetable, or fish stock for use in cooking …

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  • 15Stock car (rail) — In railroad terminology, a stock car is a type of rolling stock used for carrying livestock (not carcasses) to market. A traditional stock car resembles a boxcar with slats missing in the car s side (and sometimes end) for the purpose of… …

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  • 16Stock (food) — For other uses, see Stock (disambiguation). Making stock in a pot on a stove top. Stock is a flavoured water preparation. It forms the basis of many dishes, particularly soups and sauces …

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  • 17stock — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 available supply of sth ADJECTIVE ▪ good, high, huge, large ▪ low ▪ adequate ▪ declining …

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  • 18fish — fishless, adj. /fish/, n., pl. (esp. collectively) fish, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) fishes, v. n. 1. any of various cold blooded, aquatic vertebrates, having gills, commonly fins, and typically an elongated body covered with …

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  • 19stock — Synonyms and related words: Animalia, Broadway, ability, abundance, acceptation, accepted, acception, accommodate, accumulate, accumulation, accustomed, acquiescence, affiliation, afford, allotment, allowance, amass, amassment, ancestor, ancestry …

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  • 20stock — stock1 [ stak ] noun *** ▸ 1 amount kept/available ▸ 2 goods in store ▸ 3 all money/goods ▸ 4 for making soups/sauces ▸ 5 farm animals ▸ 6 family: type of people ▸ 7 amount someone is respected ▸ 8 for punishment ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count an amount… …

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