Lexic.us

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

Lexicographical Neighbors of Stocking

stockholder of record stockholding stockholdings Stockholm stockhorn stockier stockiest stockily stockiness stockinesses

stockinet stockinets stockinette stockinettes stockinette stitch stocking (current term) stockinged stockings stocking cap stocking filler

stocking stuffer stockish stockist stockists stockjobber stockjobbers stockjobbing stockjobbings stockkeeper stockkeepers

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