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stocking

6 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. stocking (noun)
  2. panty stockings (noun plural)
  3. pink-stockings (noun plural but singular or plural in constructrion)
  4. shoes and stockings (noun plural but singular or plural in constructrion)
  5. body stocking (noun)
  6. silk stocking (noun)

stock·ing

noun \ˈstä-kiŋ\

Definition of STOCKING

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
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Examples of STOCKING

  1. a pair of wool stockings
  2. <thick wool stockings designed to be worn with hiking boots>

Origin of STOCKING

obsolete stock to cover with a stocking
First Known Use: 1580

Related to STOCKING

Rhymes with STOCKING

flocking, shocking, smocking

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