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stocking down

stocking down is the present participle and gerund of stock down.

Meaning of stock down

Verb

stock down (third-person singular simple present stocks down, present participle stocking down, simple past and past participle stocked down)

  1. (archaic) To sow, as ploughed land, with grass seed.

Questions about stocking down

What is stocking down the present participle and gerund of?
Stocking down is the present participle and gerund of stock down.

Words near stocking down in the dictionary

  1. stockinette stitch
  2. stockinettes
  3. stocking
  4. stocking cap
  5. stocking caps
  6. stocking down
  7. stocking filler
  8. stocking fillers
  9. stocking frame
  10. stocking frames
  11. stocking stuffer

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