Christmas stocking

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Christmas stocking

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noun 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.

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noun stocking hung up on Christmas Eve to be filled with gifts

中文聖誕襪 /圣诞袜 shèngdànwà
Portuguêsmeia de Natal
DeutschWeihnachtsstrumpf

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Christmas stocking. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/christmas%20stocking

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@misc{christmas_stocking_2026,
  title = {Christmas stocking},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/christmas%20stocking},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}