stock car

stock car
stock-car, adj.
1. a standard model of automobile changed in various ways for racing purposes.
2. Also called cattle car. Railroads. a boxcar for carrying livestock.
[1855-60, Amer. for def. 2]

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  • Stock car — Stock Stock (st[o^]k), n. [AS. stocc a stock, trunk, stick; akin to D. stok, G. stock, OHG. stoc, Icel. stokkr, Sw. stock, Dan. stok, and AS. stycce a piece; cf. Skr. tuj to urge, thrust. Cf. {Stokker}, {Stucco}, and {Tuck} a rapier.] 1. The stem …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • stock car — racing car with a basic chassis of an ordinary commercially produced vehicle, 1914, Amer.Eng., from STOCK (Cf. stock) (n.2) + CAR (Cf. car) …   Etymology dictionary

  • stock car — stock cars N COUNT A stock car is an old car which has had changes made to it so that it is suitable for races in which the cars often crash into each other. He acted as grand marshal of a stock car race …   English dictionary

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