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Definition of Stocking

1. Noun. Close-fitting hosiery to cover the foot and leg; come in matched pairs (usually used in the plural).

2. Noun. The activity of supplying a stock of something. "He supervised the stocking of the stream with trout"

Definition of Stocking

1. n. A close-fitting covering for the foot and leg, usually knit or woven.

2. v. t. To dress in GBs.

3. n. Any of various things resembling, or likened to, a stocking; as: (a) A broad ring of color, differing from the general color, on the lower part of the leg of a quadruped; esp., a white ring between the coronet and the hock or knee of a dark-colored horse. (b) A knitted hood of cotton thread which is eventually converted by a special process into an incandescent mantle for gas lighting.

Definition of Stocking

1. Noun. A soft garment worn on the foot and lower leg, usually knit or woven, worn under shoes or other footwear. ¹

2. Noun. Something like or suggesting such a garment. ¹

3. Verb. (context: largely obsolete) To dress in stockings. ¹

4. Verb. (present participle of stock) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Stocking

1. a knitted or woven covering for the foot and leg [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Stocking

stockholding stockholdings stockhorn stockier stockiest stockily stockin' stockin's stockiness stockinesses

stockinet stockinets stockinette stockinette stitch stockinettes stocking (current term) stocking-feet stocking-foot stocking-stuffer stocking-stuffers

stocking cap stocking filler stocking frame stocking stuffer stocking stuffers stockinged stockinger stockingers stockingfeet stockingfoot

Literary usage of Stocking

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The New American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1862)
"The stocking manufacture is now carried on to avast extent in the counties of ... The total number of stocking frames in Great Britain is estimated at about ..."

2. Forest Mensuration by Herman Haupt Chapman (1921)
"Standard for "Normal" Density of stocking. In selecting plots for a yield table, in natural stands, it is neither possible nor advisable to seek areas which ..."

3. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events, with Documents, Narratives by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1862)
"THE stocking. With spectacles riding her nose, The lively old lady is knitting By the ... And wonders if ever the stocking Will wade to the ankle in blood. ..."

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