stockless

Lacking stored goods

Stockless describes something lacking a stock—the part you'd normally expect to find.

A stockless anchor has no crossbar at the top, making it easier to stow flat against a ship's hull.

A stockless gun or rifle lacks the wooden or composite shoulder piece.

The term also appears in business contexts where a company operates without maintaining inventory, relying instead on just-in-time delivery or drop shipping.

anchor

fluke

Chance stroke of luck

  • shankLower leg segment
  • crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
  • mooringVessel's secured resting place

chain · cable · hawsepipe · capstan · windlass · cleat · Danforth · grapnel · kedge · bower

Opposites
inventory abundance

stocklessstocked

Filled with goods

overstocked · replenished · supplied · provisioned · abundant

Family

stock, stocks, stocky, livestock, stockings, stocking, stockpile, stocked, restock

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