Stocking-foot
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Stocking-foot is a noun meaning The part of socks, stockings, hosiery, or other flexible footwear that surrounds the foot.
Meaning
The part of socks, stockings, hosiery, or other flexible footwear that surrounds the foot.
More Meanings
- An unshod foot clad only in socks, stockings, or other hosiery.
Example Sentences
Experienced fly-fishers prefer stockingfoot waders.
1847, Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre, Chapter XIX I gave her a shilling. She put it into an old stocking-foot which she took out of her pocket, and having tied it round and returned it, she told me to hold out my hand. I did. She arched her face to the palm, and pored over it without touching it.
Word Forms
- stocking-feet
- stockingfoot
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include stockingfoot, stockingfeet, stocking, heel, stock, sock.
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