Redoubled vs Stockens - What's the difference?

As a verb redoubled

is past tense of redouble.

plural of lang=en Multiple pairs of stocken.

(head)

(redouble)

(redoubl)

To double, especially to double again; to increase considerably; to multiply; to intensify.

Having lost sight of our objectives, we redoubled our efforts.

* 1846 , , Typee , ch. 10:

Every item of intelligence appeared to redouble the astonishment of the islanders, and they gazed at us with inquiring looks.

* 1903 , "Plunder Hidden in Graves," New York Times , 21 Oct., p. 16:

The police redoubled their efforts to capture the thieves.

(bridge, backgammon) To double an opponent's doubling bid.

To become twice as big.

(en noun)

(bridge) An optional bid made by the side currently holding the highest bid for the contract, after the opposing side has doubled.

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(head)

(obsolete) Multiple pairs of stocken.

* 1662 , , Book II, A Collection of Several Philosophical Writings of Dr. Henry More, p. 62:

"And unless we should expect that Nature should make Jerkins and Stockens grow out of the ground "

* redoubled plural.