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stock-still
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ˈstɒkˈstɪl
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adjective
completely still; motionless.
Origin:
1425–75;
late Middle English
stok still.
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stock-still
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adv
absolutely still; motionless
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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