Main Entry: stock·ing

Pronunciation: \ˈstä-kiŋ\

Function: noun

Etymology: obsolete stock to cover with a stocking

Date: 1580

1 a : a usually knit close-fitting covering for the foot and leg b : sock
2 : something resembling a stocking; especially : a ring of distinctive color on the lower part of the leg of an animal

— stock·inged \-kiŋd\ adjective

— in one's stocking feet : with the feet in stockings but not shoes