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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
The part of socks, stockings, hosiery, or other flexible footwear that surrounds the foot..
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.
Use stocking-foot when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Stocking-foot means The part of socks, stockings, hosiery, or other flexible footwear that surrounds the foot..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Experienced fly-fishers prefer stockingfoot waders.
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