Definitions for Stocking
ˈstɒk ɪŋstock·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 2 votes

1. stockingnoun

   close-fitting hosiery to cover the foot and leg; come in matched pairs (usually used in the plural)

2. stockingnoun

   the activity of supplying a stock of something

   "he supervised the stocking of the stream with trout"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Stockingnoun

   The covering of the leg.

   In his first approach before my lady he will come to her in yellow stockings, and ’tis a colour she abhors. William Shakespeare.

   By the loyalty of that town he procured shoes, stockings, and money for his soldiers. Edward Hyde.

   Unless we should expect that nature should make jerkins and stockings grow out of the ground, what could she do better than afford us so fit materials for cloathing as the wool of sheep? Henry More, Antidote against Atheism.

   He spent half a day to look for his odd stocking, when he had them both upon a leg. Roger L'Estrange.

   See how he rolls his stockings! Spectator.

   At am’rous Flavio is the stocking thrown,
   That very night he longs to lie alone. Alexander Pope.

   The families of farmers live in filth and nastiness, without a shoe or stocking to their feet. Jonathan Swift.

2. To Stockingverb

   To dress in stockings.

   Etymology: from the noun.

   Stocking’d with loads of fat town-dirt, he goes. Dryden.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Stocking

   Stockings (also known as hose, especially in a historical context) are close-fitting, variously elastic garments covering the leg from the foot up to the knee or possibly part or all of the thigh. Stockings vary in color, design, and transparency. Today, stockings are primarily worn for fashion and aesthetics, usually in association with mid-length or short skirts.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. stocking

   A stocking is a type of garment, usually made of cloth or some other thin material, that covers the foot and a part of the leg. It is typically tight-fitting and stretchable, often worn by women in pairs with dresses or skirts. Stockings can also refer to the long socks worn by men in formal attire or to a decorative sock-shaped bag hung up during Christmas celebration for the tradition of putting small presents in.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Stocking

   of Stock

2. Stockingnoun

   a close-fitting covering for the foot and leg, usually knit or woven

3. Stockingverb

   to dress in GBs

4. Etymology: [From Stock, which was formerly used of a covering for the legs and feet, combining breeches, or upper stocks, and stockings, or nether stocks.]

WikidataRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Stocking

   A stocking is a close-fitting, variously elastic garment covering the foot and lower part of the leg. Stockings vary in color, design and transparency. By analogy, the term is also used to describe a type of horse marking in which the white coloring extends from the horse's hoof to just above the knee. Today, stockings are primarily worn by women for fashion and aesthetics, usually in association with mid-length skirts. They can also be worn for increased warmth. They are also sometimes worn by men, and in cross-dressing and fetishism.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Stocking

   stok′ing, n. a close covering for the foot and lower leg.—ns. Stockinet′, an elastic knitted fabric for under-garments; Stock′inger, one who knits stockings; Stock′ing-frame, a knitting-machine. [From stock, the stockings being the nether-stocks when the long hose came to be cut at the knee.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. stocking

   A type of footwear product created and designed in various colors, materials, shapes, shoe size, leg size and styles.

   Stockings vary in fashion.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 17, 2020  

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. STOCKING

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Stocking is ranked #14215 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Stocking surname appeared 2,111 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Stocking.
   
   89.5% or 1,891 total occurrences were White.
   5% or 107 total occurrences were Black.
   2.1% or 45 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.9% or 41 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.7% or 16 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.5% or 11 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

1. • Hosiery
   • Provision

How to pronounce Stocking?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Stocking in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Stocking in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Stocking in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Stocking in a Sentence

1. Reuters DWR:

   The aerial method of stocking is much quicker and less stressful for the fish.

2. Carly Fiorina:

   She desperately hopes she runs against Donald Trump, i, however, am the lump of coal in Mrs. Clinton’s stocking and she desperately hopes she does not run against me.

3. Jim Sutter:

   With the recent price declines that we've seen - wow - soybeans in general are on sale, buyers around the world ought to be stocking up.

4. Ivan Gorbachev:

   The turnover of goods with Kazakhstan has soared, they (Kazakhs) are stocking up to fill their own warehouses.

5. Ivan Gorbachev:

   They (Kazakhs) are stocking up to fill their own warehouses.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Stocking
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Stocking
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stocking
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Stocking
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Stocking
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Stocking
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html