Etymologies
- From the three principal parts of a flintlock. (Wiktionary)
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Stocks and Bonds
stock, bond, stocks and bonds, stockyard, bail bonds, Gary U.S. Bonds, James Bond, stockade, lock, stock and b..., bondmaid, bonded warehouse, bondsman and 57 more...
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Triads
Groups of three words or phrases, including triplets, triads, tripartite mottoes, threepeats, trinomials, trichotomies and hendiatris. I've tagged 3peats and trios, transferred sound effects to Tri...
animal, vegetable..., hook, line and si..., lock, stock and b..., me, myself and i, first, last and a..., lions and tigers ..., cool, calm and co..., love, honor and c..., friends, romans, ..., bell, book and ca..., snips and snails ..., hop, skip and a jump and 225 more...
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advanced 05
lock, stock and b..., nook and cranny, mainstay, rake in, prime
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oroboros I believe so. Sort of a version of "everything but the kitchen sink...AND the kitchen sink!" Nov 17, 2007
chained_bear Yeah, I never heard that before, but I guess it makes sense. Would that origination also imply the same meaning, though, of a complete something-or-other? The lock, stock, and barrel of a gun are the entire gun. Does the lock, stock, and barrel of a store also imply the entire store? Nov 17, 2007
oroboros Also has a mercantile connection: lock (to shop door), stock (inventory) and barrel (cracker barrel in front of wood burner stove). Nov 17, 2007
chained_bear This phrase actually refers to the parts of a musket: the lock was the firing mechanism, the stock the wooden part that supported the barrel and the lock, and the barrel, of course, is where the musket ball is loaded and fired from. Nov 17, 2007