n.
Pronunciation: ' stä-ki ŋ
Function: noun
Etymology: obsolete stock to cover with a stocking
Date: 1580
1 a : a usually knit close-fitting covering for the foot and leg b : SOCK
2 : something resembling a stocking especially : a ring of distinctive color on the lower part of the leg of an animal
– stock · inged \ -ki ŋ d \ adjective
– in one's stocking feet : with the feet in stockings but not shoes