How to pronounce shock

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What shock means

noun

Most people know shock in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.

A bundle of grain stalks stood on end to dry

In a sentence: The farmer stood each shock of wheat on end so the stalks could dry in the sun.

Where it comes from: This shock is a different word from the surprising kind. It comes from an old Germanic word for the same thing, and its deeper roots are uncertain, though it is possibly related to some Latvian and Lithuanian words.

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