stocking

Meaning

1. A soft garment, usually knit or woven, worn on the foot and lower leg under shoes or other footwear.
2. A large, sock-like bag used to store small Christmas gifts, typically hung on a mantelpiece.
3. A broad ring of a different fur colour on the lower part of the leg of a quadruped.
4. A knitted hood of cotton thread which is eventually converted by a special process into an incandescent mantle for gas lighting.

degree of stocking

stocking degree

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈstɑkɪŋ/

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

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stock

1. A store or supply.
2. A store or supply.
3. A store or supply.
4. A store or supply.
5. A store or supply.
6. A store or supply.
7. The capital raised by a company through the issue of shares. The total of shares held by an individual shareholder.
8. The capital raised by a company through the issue of shares. The total of shares held by an individual shareholder.
9. The capital raised by a company through the issue of shares. The total of shares held by an individual shareholder.
10. The capital raised by a company through the issue of shares. The total of shares held by an individual shareholder.
11. The raw material from which things are made; feedstock.
12. The raw material from which things are made; feedstock.
13. The raw material from which things are made; feedstock.
14. The raw material from which things are made; feedstock.
15. Stock theater, summer stock theater.
16. The trunk and woody main stems of a tree. The base from which something grows or branches.
17. The trunk and woody main stems of a tree. The base from which something grows or branches.
18. The trunk and woody main stems of a tree. The base from which something grows or branches.
19. Any of the several species of cruciferous flowers in the genus Matthiola.
20. A handle or stem to which the working part of an implement or weapon is attached.
21. A handle or stem to which the working part of an implement or weapon is attached.
22. Part of a machine that supports items or holds them in place.
23. Part of a machine that supports items or holds them in place.
24. A bar, stick or rod.
25. A bar, stick or rod.
26. A bar, stick or rod.
27. A bar, stick or rod.
28. A type of (now formal or official) neckwear.
29. A type of (now formal or official) neckwear.
30. A bed for infants; a crib, cot, or cradle
31. A piece of wood magically made to be just like a real baby and substituted for it by magical beings.
32. (obsolete) A cover for the legs; a stocking.
33. A block of wood; something fixed and solid; a pillar; a firm support; a post.
34. (obsolete) A person who is as dull and lifeless as a stock or post; one who has little sense.
35. The longest part of a split tally stick formerly struck in the exchequer, which was delivered to the person who had lent the king money on account, as the evidence of indebtedness.
36. The frame or timbers on which a ship rests during construction.
37. Red and grey bricks, used for the exterior of walls and the front of buildings.
38. In tectology, an aggregate or colony of individuals, such as trees, chains of salpae, etc.
39. The beater of a fulling mill.

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