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stocking
[stok-ing]
noun
a close-fitting covering for the foot and part of the leg, usually knitted, of wool, cotton, nylon, silk, or similar material.
something resembling such a covering.
stocking
/ ˈɒɪŋ /
noun
one of a pair of close-fitting garments made of knitted yarn to cover the foot and part or all of the leg
something resembling this in position, function, appearance, etc
wearing stockings or socks but no shoes
Other Word Forms
- stockinged adjective
- stockingless adjective
- half-stocking noun
- overstocking noun
- unstockinged adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of stocking1
Idioms and Phrases
in one's stocking feet, wearing stockings, but without shoes.
Be careful of glass splinters if you walk through here in your stocking feet.
Example Sentences
Besides stocking long-lasting camera batteries, the filmmakers sought ways to enhance the intimacy of each shoot.
On 29 April 1989, he broke into the house of a next door neighbour wearing a nylon stocking over his face, armed with a knife and hedge clippers, the court heard.
"All we want to do is sell cheese and olives. In order to keep stocking our shelves we need something to happen fairly quickly," she said.
By stocking the kiosks with public health supplies, officials say residents can take action to protect themselves and others in the community.
He also developed a taste for jerky while stocking shelves at his family’s convenience stores scattered across Southern California’s deserts.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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