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| clock2 |
a small emblem embroidered or woven on the side of a sock or stocking. |
| foot |
the part of a sock or stocking that covers the human foot. [1/10 definitions] |
| garter |
a circular elastic band used to hold up a stocking or shirt sleeve. [2/3 definitions] |
| hatchery |
a place where the eggs of fish, chickens, or other animals are hatched, as for the stocking of rivers, commercial sale, or other purposes. |
| run |
an unraveling in a stocking or other knitted article. [1/36 definitions] |
| tuque |
in Canada, a knitted winter cap resembling a stocking cap of double thickness. |
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