Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lackstock

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lack-stock
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who has no money in stocks and shares.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Only let me say, that I should be as glad as you could be to find myself in possession of a good independent fortune: and that we poor lacklands and lackstocks who have to earn our livelihood, must endeavour to make the best of it."

Etymology

From lack + stock.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

lackstocks (plural)

Questions

What does lackstock mean?: A person who has no money in stocks and shares.
Where does lackstock come from?: From lack + stock.

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