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Webster 1913 Edition


Stock-still

Stock′-stillˊ

,
Adj.
[CF. G.
stock-still
.]
Still as a stock, or fixed post; perfectly still.
His whole work stands
stock-still
.
Sterne.

Webster 1828 Edition


Stock-still

STOCK-STILL

,
Adj.
[stock and still.] Still as a fixed post; perfectly still.
Our preachers stand stock-still in the pulpit.

Definition 2024


stock-still

stock-still

See also: stock still

English

stock (tree-trunk) + still

Adjective

stock-still (not comparable)

  1. Absolutely motionless, perfectly still.