STOCK-STILL


Meaning of STOCK-STILL in English

ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective

Etymology: Middle English stok still, from stok stock (n.) + still

: still as a stock or fixed post : perfectly still

her wits were stock-still, so she did not speak — Owen Wister

stood stock-still and listened

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.