noun
: stock directly ancestral to a herd, strain, or breed
although fourteen … animals made up the foundation stock only six of these have actually made a permanent contribution to the line — David England
noun
: stock directly ancestral to a herd, strain, or breed
although fourteen … animals made up the foundation stock only six of these have actually made a permanent contribution to the line — David England
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012