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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈstɑkɪŋ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈstɒkɪŋ/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɒkɪŋ
- Homophone: stalking (with cot-caught merger)
Etymology 1[edit]
From stock (“cover with material”) + -ing. Corruption of old plural -en, i.e. stocken, now singular.
Noun[edit]
stocking (plural stockings)
- A soft garment, usually knit or woven, worn on the foot and lower leg under shoes or other footwear.
- a pair of stockings
- 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.
Usage notes[edit]
- 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.
Derived terms[edit]
terms derived from stocking (noun)
Descendants[edit]
- → Scottish Gaelic: stocainn
Translations[edit]
garment (for translations of "sock", see sock)
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See also[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Verb[edit]
stocking
- present participle and gerund of stock
- I've almost finished stocking these groceries.
Noun[edit]
stocking
- (forestry) A ratio of the actual density of trees in an area to the ideal density that would make the fullest use of the land.
References[edit]
- “stocking”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
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