| stockholding | |
noun | |
| 1. | a specific number of stocks or shares owned; "sell holdings he has in corporations" |
| 2. | ownership of stocks; the state or fact of holding stock; "prohibition of unrestricted intercorporate stockholding"- W.Z.Ripley |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |