Phrase guide

private stock

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A supply of something, especially alcoholic beverages, belonging to a person or a commercial establishment and of such quality that it is usually reserved for the owner or for favoured friends or customers.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Qualifier: set phrase

Examples

  • 2004, Robert Priest, How to Swallow a Pig, →ISBN, (Google preivew)" Then he takes out a bottle of his own private stock, finds himself a flower or some butterflies, and proceeds to get very drunk.

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