stocking.
A soft garment, usually knit or woven, worn on the foot and lower leg under shoes or other footwear.
Meaning & usage
A soft garment, usually knit or woven, worn on the foot and lower leg under shoes or other footwear.
a pair of stockings
Ellipsis of Christmas stocking; a large, sock-like bag used to store small Christmas gifts, typically hung on a mantelpiece.
A broad ring of a different fur colour on the lower part of the leg of a quadruped.
A knitted hood of cotton thread which is eventually converted by a special process into an incandescent mantle for gas lighting.
Where this word comes from
From stock (“cover with material”) + -ing. Corruption of old plural -en, i.e. stocken, now singular.
A ratio of the actual density of trees in an area to the ideal density that would make the fullest use of the land.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- Proto-Germanic *stikanąder. Proto-Germanic *stukkaz Proto-West Germanic *stokk Old English stocc Middle English stok English stock English -ing English stocking From stock + -ing.
present participle and gerund of stock
I've almost finished stocking these groceries.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- Proto-Germanic *stikanąder. Proto-Germanic *stukkaz Proto-West Germanic *stokk Old English stocc Middle English stok English stock English -ing English stocking From stock + -ing.
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