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overstocking.

A stocking intended to be worn over another stocking.

12 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A stocking intended to be worn over another stocking.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English stocking English overstocking From over- + stocking.

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of overstock

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
Where this word comes from

By surface analysis, overstock + -ing.

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