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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.[1850-55, Amer.]
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Christmas stocking
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Christmas stocking — Christmas stockings N COUNT A Christmas stocking is a long sock which children hang up on Christmas Eve. During the night, parents fill the stocking with small presents. Syn: stocking … English dictionary
Christmas stocking — n a long sock which children leave in their house on Christmas Eve to be filled with presents … Dictionary of contemporary English
Christmas stocking — noun count a large sock that children hang from the wall or MANTLE the night before Christmas that is filled with presents while they sleep … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Christmas stocking — Stockings on a fireplace mantel. A Christmas stocking hung … Wikipedia
Christmas stocking — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms Christmas stocking : singular Christmas stocking plural Christmas stockings a large sock that children hang on their bed the night before Christmas that is filled with presents while they sleep … English dictionary
Christmas stocking — /krɪsməs ˈstɒkɪŋ/ (say krismuhs stoking) noun 1. a fabric container, traditionally a woollen stocking, often a pillow case, put out by children on Christmas Eve for small presents as sweets, toys, etc. 2. a commercial package of toys, sweets, etc …
Christmas stocking — noun a stocking that is filled with small Christmas presents • Hypernyms: ↑stocking … Useful english dictionary
Christmas stocking — noun A stocking hung up by a child on Christmas Eve and filled with gifts, ostensibly by Santa Claus … Wiktionary
Christmas stocking — noun (C) a long sock which children leave out on Christmas Eve to be filled with presents … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
stocking-filler — UK US noun [countable] [singular stocking filler plural stocking fillers] british a small present that goes in a christmas stocking Thesaurus: presents and giftssynonym relating to or connec … Useful english dictionary
