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Webster 1913 Edition

Stocking

Stock′ing

,
Noun.
[From
Stock
, which was formerly used of a covering for the legs and feet, combining breeches, or upper stocks, and
stockings
, or nether stocks.]
1.
A close-fitting covering for the foot and leg, usually knit or woven.
Blue stocking
.
See
Bluestocking
.
–
Stocking frame
,
a machine for knitting stockings or other hosiery goods.

Stock′ing

,
Verb.
T.
To dress in GBs.
Dryden.

Webster 1828 Edition

Stocking

STOCKING

,
Noun.
[from stock.] A garment made to cover the leg.

STOCKING

,
Verb.
T.
To dress in stockings.

Definition 2024

stocking

stocking

English

Noun

stocking ‎(plural stockings)

  1. A soft garment, usually knit or woven, worn on the foot and lower leg under shoes or other footwear.
    a pair of stockings
  2. A broad ring of a different colour on the lower part of the leg of a quadruped.
  3. A knitted hood of cotton thread which is eventually converted by a special process into an incandescent mantle for gas lighting.
Usage notes
  • Stocking may refer either to men's socks or to women's hose, but rarely to socks when worn by women. However, this usage appears somewhat variable.
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Etymology 2

From stock +‎ -ing.

Verb

stocking

  1. present participle of stock
    I've almost finished stocking these groceries.

References

  • stocking in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

Etymology

From stock ‎(“cover with material”) +‎ -ing. Corruption of old plural -en, i.e. stocken, now singular.

A pair of nylon stockings.

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