stocking
noun
a close-fitting covering for the foot and part of the leg, usually knitted, of wool, cotton, nylon, silk, or similar material.
half-stocking
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a word derived from
stocking.
Example Sentences
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They used to say that half-stocking was whole profit, and whole-stocking was half profit.
From The Belton Estate by Anthony Trollope
I covered my half-stocking with them as quickly as I could, and ran after her, and presented it.
From Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection by Walter Savage Landor
