Christmas stocking
noun
: a decorative pouch shaped like a large sock that is used for holding gifts at Christmas
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Even into the 1950s, kids living in snowbound American climes might find an orange — one solitary, precious orange — sagging in the toe of their Christmas stocking.
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Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2024
There’s also a mug shot Christmas stocking and with wrapping paper to match, as well as another version with the candidate pumping his fist in the air.
—Meg Kinnard, Fortune, 23 Dec. 2023
Earth Therapeutics Aloe Socks This comfy find was actually a Christmas stocking gift from my mom.
—Kristy Alpert, Travel + Leisure, 8 Oct. 2023
Additionally, December 2022 marked the second Christmas season in a row that the White House left Hunter's out-of-wedlock daughter out of a Christmas stocking display.
—Brandon Gillespie, Fox News, 1 May 2023
Sweaters have become interactive with beer pong games, Velcro ball toss targets, bottle opener attachments, patches of sequins that flip from nice to naughty, a Christmas stocking that can be stuffed, a movable Santa’s beard, LED lights that tell a story, and more.
—Diane Bellcolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Nov. 2022
In 2021, the company gave every employee a Christmas stocking filled with gadgets and toys for their children and spouses.
—Michael Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 18 May 2022
My mom still puts Legos in my brother’s Christmas stocking.
—Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2023
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Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2024
There’s also a mug shot Christmas stocking and with wrapping paper to match, as well as another version with the candidate pumping his fist in the air.
—Meg Kinnard, Fortune, 23 Dec. 2023
Earth Therapeutics Aloe Socks This comfy find was actually a Christmas stocking gift from my mom.
—Kristy Alpert, Travel + Leisure, 8 Oct. 2023
Additionally, December 2022 marked the second Christmas season in a row that the White House left Hunter's out-of-wedlock daughter out of a Christmas stocking display.
—Brandon Gillespie, Fox News, 1 May 2023
Sweaters have become interactive with beer pong games, Velcro ball toss targets, bottle opener attachments, patches of sequins that flip from nice to naughty, a Christmas stocking that can be stuffed, a movable Santa’s beard, LED lights that tell a story, and more.
—Diane Bellcolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Nov. 2022
In 2021, the company gave every employee a Christmas stocking filled with gadgets and toys for their children and spouses.
—Michael Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 18 May 2022
My mom still puts Legos in my brother’s Christmas stocking.
—Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2023
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“Christmas stocking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Christmas%20stocking. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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