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(1):

(n.) A close-fitting covering for the foot and leg, usually knit or woven.

(2):

(v. t.) To dress in GBs.

(3):

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stock

(4):

(n.) Any of various things resembling, or likened to, a stocking; as: (a) A broad ring of color, differing from the general color, on the lower part of the leg of a quadruped; esp., a white ring between the coronet and the hock or knee of a dark-colored horse. (b) A knitted hood of cotton thread which is eventually converted by a special process into an incandescent mantle for gas lighting.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Stocking'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/stocking.html. 1828.
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