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Christmas stocking
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English
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Etymology
en Christmas + en stocking
Pronunciation
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Christmas stocking.wav Southern England
Noun
A stocking hung up by a child on Christmas Eve to be filled with gifts, ostensibly by Santa Claus; typically above the fireplace.
Translations
stocking hung up on Christmas Eve to be filled with gifts
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 聖誕襪 shèngdànwà
Danish: da julesok c
Finnish: fi joulusukka
German: de Weihnachtsstrumpf m
Norman: nrf cauche dé Noué f
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nb julestrømpe m f
Portuguese: pt meia de Natal f
Russian: ru
Spanish: es
en Christmas