UNSTOCK

Etymology

Verb

unstock (third-person singular simple present unstocks, present participle unstocking, simple past and past participle unstocked)

(transitive) To remove the stock (supply of goods) from; to empty of goods.

(transitive) To remove the stock (block or support) from; to release from that which fixes in place.

(transitive) To remove (a ship etc.) from the stocks.

Anagrams

• stuck on

Source: Wiktionary


Un*stock", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + stock.]

1. To deprive of a stock; to remove the stock from; to loose from that which fixes, or holds fast.

2. To remove from the stocks, as a ship.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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