STOCAH Sto"cah, n. Etym: [Ir. & Gael. stocach an idle fellow who lives on the industry of others, a lounger.]
Defn: A menial attendant. [Obs.] Spenser.
STOCCADE
Stoc*cade", n. & v.
Defn: See Stockade.
STOCCADO
Stoc*ca"do, n. Etym: [F. estocade, fr. Sp. estocada, or It. stoccata,
from Sp. estoque, or It. stocco, a rapier, fr. G. stock a stick. See
Stock.]
Defn: A stab; a thrust with a rapier. Shak.
STOCHASTIC
Sto*chas"tic, a. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: Conjectural; able to conjecture. [Obs.] Whitefoot.
STOCK Stock, n. Etym: [AS. stocc a stock, trunk, stick; akin to D. stok, G. stock, OHG. stoc, Icel. stokkr, Sw. stock, Dan. stok, and AS. stycce a piece; cf. Skr. tuj to urge, thrust. Cf. Stokker, Stucco, and Tuck a rapier.]
1. The stem, or main body, of a tree or plant; the fixed, strong, firm part; the trunk. Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground, yet through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant. Job xiv. 8,9.