"finger stocks" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} finger stocks pl (plural only)
  1. (historical, education) A device used as a punishment for fidgeting or nail biting. Tags: historical, plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-finger_stocks-en-noun-gplxzvdd Categories (other): Education Topics: education
  2. Synonym of finger pillory Tags: plural, plural-only Synonyms: finger pillory [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-finger_stocks-en-noun-fBTVSq5r Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 63 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 42 58 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 65
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