stock gang (stokgang)

In a saw-mill, a group or gang of saws arranged in a frame and used for reducing a log or balk to boards, etc., at one pa age through the machine. A saw used in such a stock-gang is called a stock - saw. stock-gillyflower (stok'jil"i-flou-er), n. A plant of the genus Matthiola, chiefly M. in can a: so called as having a woody stem, to distinguish it from the clove-gillyflower or carnation. stock-hawk (stok'hak), n. IMG:content-2167.png:[blocks in formation] stock-horse (stokʼhôrs), n. A horse used on an Australian station in driving, mustering, cutting out, and similar work. He was an aged stockhorse, which I had bought very cheap, as being a secure animal to begin with. H. Kingsley, Hillyars and Burtons, 1. stockily (stok'i-li), adv. In a stocky manner; short and stout: as, a stockily built person. stock-indicator (stok'in"di-ka-tor), n. See indicator.