stocking

See also: Stocking

English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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

A pair of nylon stockings.

Noun

stocking (plural stockings)

  2. (footwear) A soft garment, usually knit or woven, worn on the foot and lower leg under shoes or other footwear.
    a pair of stockings
  3. Ellipsis of Christmas stocking; a large, sock-like bag used to store small Christmas gifts, typically hung on a mantelpiece.
  4. A broad ring of a different fur colour on the lower part of the leg of a quadruped.
  5. 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.
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Scottish Gaelic: stocainn
  • → Korean: 스타킹 (seutaking)
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Etymology 2

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.

    Verb

    stocking

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

    Noun

    stocking

    1. (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.

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