Stocks! I was writing along on my story last night when I came to a bit of a dilemma. I was describing the position my fictional female was in when I realized that I'm not sure of the singular form of stocks. I pondered it and came up with a few things:

-"Stocks" (but that sounds too plural)
-"Stock" (that sounds like it only has one hole)
-"A pair of stocks" (that just doesn't sound right)

Please provide me with the correct form of the word so I might go back in my tale and change it to the correct form (currently, it's highlighted in bold letters as "SINGULAR FORM OF STOCKS", and that isn't especially appealing to the eye. Or the reviewers for that matter).

-neopadinski