DO YOU KNOW...
That the word " stockinc " comes to us from " stock," which was formerly used as a covering for the legs and feet, combining breeches or " upper stocks " and stockings or " nether stocks"? The use of stockings originated in the cold countries of northern Europe, tho earliest being made of skins.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21882, 18 August 1934, Page 6 (Supplement)
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52DO YOU KNOW... New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21882, 18 August 1934, Page 6 (Supplement)
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