Christmas stocking


noun
  1. a stocking or stocking-shaped bag traditionally hung on a mantelpiece or Christmas tree by children on Christmas Eve to hold small gifts that Santa Claus is credited with bringing.

Origin of Christmas stocking

1
An Americanism dating back to 1850–55

Words Nearby Christmas stocking

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How to use Christmas stocking in a sentence

  • Miss Grant reached for it as a child might grab at his Christmas stocking.

  • In her arms Gyp carried some of the contents of her own Christmas stocking.

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  • There wasn't a moment to be lost, she told him excitedly, like a child waiting to open her Christmas stocking.

British Dictionary definitions for Christmas stocking

Christmas stocking

noun
  1. a stocking hung up by children on Christmas Eve for Santa Claus to fill with presents

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