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the stocks
phrase[ plural ]
in the past, a wooden frame that was fixed around someone's feet, hands, and sometimes head, so that they were forced to sit or stand for a long time in public as a punishment: 手枷，足枷，头枷（欧洲中世纪的刑具）
Punishments ranged from an hour in the stocks to a public whipping.
He was placed in the stocks for stealing.
They raised money for charity by putting their bosses in the stocks and throwing wet sponges at them.
Several people threw stones at her while she was in the stocks.
He deserves to be put in the stocks for what he's done.
See also
stocknoun(FRAME)
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