Cork Slang, Like
A Dictionary of Cork Slang
by Seán Beecher
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STOCKING
Construct:
Noun
Definition:
A lot of money.
Use:
She had a good stocking.
She has a lot of money.
Derivation:
Note Old English 'A store of money'.
(Partridge)
. N.B. Dealers on Coal Quay invariably kept paper money inside their stockings, hence 'stocking'.
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