netherstock en · NOUN
Etymology
From nether- + stock.
Meanings
- A stocking.
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(historical) A 16th-century stocking reaching above the knee and worn with upperstocks.
when a man is over-lusty at legs, then he wears wooden nether-stocks
c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene v]:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| netherstocks | Number=Plur | lexicographic |