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stocking

stoc·king

UK/ˈstɒkɪŋ/ US/ˈstɑkɪŋ/ fairly common
noun (2) adjective (1)

noun

1.

close-fitting hosiery to cover the foot and leg; come in matched pairs (usually used in the plural)

2.

the activity of supplying a stock of something

  • “he supervised the stocking of the stream with trout”

adjective

1.

wearing stockings

  • “walks about in his stockinged (or stocking) feet”
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Origin

From stock + -ing.

Phrases

  • body stocking
  • Christmas stocking
  • mob stocking
  • openwork stocking
  • seamed stocking
  • stirrup stocking
  • stocking cap
  • stocking filler

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