noun
stock
Animals kept on a farm collectively.
The farmer checks the stock before closing the gate.
Etymology
Stock came to mean the productive resources kept for use. Farm animals form part of that living reserve, hence livestock and stock for the animals collectively.
More examples
- The farm raises healthy stock.
- They brought the stock into shelter.
- The sale included breeding stock.
Forms
stock
Similar words
- livestock
- The explicit word for farm animals collectively.