Su. G. stock-a, to harden.
Stock, s. One whose joints are stiffened by age or disease, S.
Belg. stok-oud, decrepid.
Stock, s. The hardened stem of a plant, as [a kail-stock], S.
Burns.
Su. G. kaalstock, id.
STOCK, BED-STOCK, s. The forepart of a bed.
Z. Boyd.
Su. G. stock, pars lecti anterior.
STOCK-DUCK, s. The mallard, Orkn.
Barry.
Germ. stock ent, Kramer; Norw. stok-and.
STOCK and HORN, a musical instrument composed of the stock, which is the hinder thigh-bone of a sheep; the horn, the smaller end of a cow's horn, and an oaten reed.
Ramsay.