stocking

[ stok-ing ]
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noun
  1. a close-fitting covering for the foot and part of the leg, usually knitted, of wool, cotton, nylon, silk, or similar material.

  2. something resembling such a covering.

Idioms about stocking

  1. in one's stocking feet, wearing stockings, but without shoes: Be careful of glass splinters if you walk through here in your stocking feet.

Origin of stocking

1
First recorded in 1575–85; stock + -ing1

Other words from stocking

  • stockinged, adjective
  • stock·ing·less, adjective
  • half-stocking, noun
  • o·ver·stock·ing, noun
  • un·stock·inged, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for stocking

stocking

/ (ˈstɒkɪŋ) /


noun
  1. one of a pair of close-fitting garments made of knitted yarn to cover the foot and part or all of the leg

  2. something resembling this in position, function, appearance, etc

  1. in one's stocking feet or in one's stockinged feet wearing stockings or socks but no shoes

Origin of stocking

1
C16: from dialect stock stocking + -ing 1

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