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单词 understocked
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understockedadj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: under- prefix1, stock v.1, -ed suffix1.
Etymology: < under- prefix1 + stock v.1 + -ed suffix1. Compare later understock v., and also later stocked adj. 6.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˌunderˈstocked.
(under- prefix1 5(a).)
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understocked1670
unstocked1697
cattleless1851
sheepless1868
stockless1901
1670 T. Culpeper Necessity abating Usury 32 His farme is understocked, ill fenced, and out of heart.
1733 J. Tull Horse-hoing Husbandry xiv. 76 The Ground may be..Understock'd with Plants.
1792 A. Young Trav. France 489 For the country..to import so immensely, shews how wretchedly they are understocked with sheep.
1837 J. R. McCulloch Statist. Acct. Brit. Empire I. iii. i. 536 Farms in all parts of Britain are decidedly understocked.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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