coal in (one's) stocking Idiom, Proverb
stocking
stockingin one's stocking feet
wearing stockings or socks but no shoes
stocking feet
stocking feetWearing socks or stockings, but not shoes, as in I got locked out of the house in my stocking feet. [First half of 1800s]
coal in (one's) stocking
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