stock buckle (stokbukl)

A buckle used to fasten the stock (see stock1, n., 10), usually at the back of the neck. These buckles were frequently of gold, and sometimes jeweled. stock-car (stok'kär), n. On a railroad, a car used to transport live stock, as horses, cattle, pigs, and sheep; a cattle-car. It is usually a long covered car, with sides and ends formed with slats for ventilation, and is sometimes fitted with conveniences for feeding and watering the stock. stock-dove (stok'duv), n. [ = dovel: so called, according to some writers, be cause it was at one time believed to be the stock of the many varieties of the domestic pigeon; according to others, from its breeding in the stocks of trees.) The wild pigeon of Europe, Columba anas. It is closely related to the rock-dove, C. livia, with which it has often been confounded, but is smaller and darker-colored, without white on the neck or wings. Also rarely called hole -dove, Compare rock-dove, ring dove.