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The phrase "a stocking for" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a stocking intended for a specific purpose or recipient, often in the context of gifts or holiday traditions.
Example: "She hung a stocking for her daughter by the fireplace, hoping Santa would fill it with treats."
Alternatives: "a sock for" or "a gift for".
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She has since completed stockings for her six children and is working on a stocking for the fifth of her eight grandchildren.
Mr. Young added: "We're going to get a stocking for him with his name on it and hang it on our fireplace, near the tree".
"Necessary," says the firm little girl – if you want to hang up a stocking for Santa, you must accept the darkness in which he comes to fill it.
[C6.] A Stocking for Sandals Women may like wearing thong sandals in warm weather, but even fancy ones do not work well when stockings are called for.
About 20 years ago, my mother, a woman who puts more than 70 strings of white lights on her Christmas tree each year and who once insisted on hanging a stocking for the goldfish, decided to become frugal and make everybody pickles as their presents.
Moreover, the stretchable NCG device was stitched on the stretchy fabrics like a stocking for the wearable energy harvesting system, as shown in Fig. 7d.
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