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Christmas stocking

Christmas stocking noun: a stocking hung up by a child on Christmas Eve to be filled with gifts, ostensibly by Santa Claus; typically above the fireplace.

christmas stocking: a stocking hung up by a child on Christmas Eve to be filled with gifts, ostensibly by Santa Claus;...
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Noun

Christmas stocking (plural Christmas stockings)

  1. A stocking hung up by a child on Christmas Eve to be filled with gifts, ostensibly by Santa Claus; typically above the fireplace.

Forms of Christmas stocking

pluralChristmas stockings

Origin of Christmas stocking

Christmas + stocking

Questions about Christmas stocking

What does Christmas stocking mean?
Christmas stocking means a stocking hung up by a child on Christmas Eve to be filled with gifts, ostensibly by Santa Claus; typically above the fireplace.
What part of speech is Christmas stocking?
Christmas stocking is a noun.
What is the plural of Christmas stocking?
The plural of Christmas stocking is Christmas stockings.

Words near Christmas stocking in the dictionary

  1. Christmas seal
  2. Christmas seals
  3. Christmas season
  4. Christmas seasons
  5. Christmas Star
  6. Christmas stocking
  7. Christmas stockings
  8. Christmas Sunday
  9. Christmas time
  10. Christmas times
  11. Christmas tree

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