adverb (or adjective)
: in preparation : under construction
the dramatist has a play on the stocks
a frigate is on the stocks in a British yard — Anthony Courtney
through the years that this book has been on the stocks — New Statesman & Nation
adverb (or adjective)
: in preparation : under construction
the dramatist has a play on the stocks
a frigate is on the stocks in a British yard — Anthony Courtney
through the years that this book has been on the stocks — New Statesman & Nation
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012