stock´ing|less

stock´ing|less
stock|ing «STOK ihng», noun.
1. a close-fitting, usually knitted covering of wool, cotton, nylon, silk, or other fabric, for the foot and leg.
2. anything suggesting a stocking, such as a patch of color on an animal's leg: »

a chestnut horse with four white stockings.

[< stock stocking]
stock´ing|less, adjective.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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