stock‧ing /ˈstɒkɪŋ $ ˈstɑː-/
noun [countable usually plural][
Date: 1500-1600;
Origin: stock 'stocking' (15-19 centuries)]
1. a thin close-fitting piece of clothing that covers a woman’s leg and foot ⇒
tights2. old-fashioned a man’s sock
3. in your stockinged/stocking feet not wearing any shoes
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