Christmas stocking
noun
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.
Christmas stockings
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pluralof Christmas stocking.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Meanwhile, investors may be hoping for some gold and silver in their Christmas stockings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 22, 2025
"Teenage boys bought their first suits for prom, twenty-something women picked up signature florals to wear at friend’s wedding and Christmas stockings were packed full of branded fragrances and lotions," she said.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2024
In addition to groceries, they also offer a ton of other items, everything from blankets to Christmas stockings to candles and cleaning products.
From Salon ● Nov. 22, 2022
Tubtrugs come in a multitude of sizes and colors so instead of traditional Christmas stockings, use Tubtrugs to hold small gifts this year, making it easy for everyone to tote home their loot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2022
That whatnot was covered with tiny china dogs and cats, such as we benighted American Goths buy for ten cents a dozen to fill up the crevices in Billy's and Bobby's Christmas stockings.
From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 26, July 1880. by Various
