Wearing stockings that are worn out. / (by extension) Shabby, or in a poor plight.

Back then, at the time referred to the specific time period, era, or time frame in the past.

simple past tense of eat crow

(transitive) To make an embarrassingly desperate attempt to get the romantic attention of (a person).

simple past tense of come at a price

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of come at a price

present participle of come at a price

free from any occupation; not busy; idle / when convenient

At one’s convenience.

Cultivated heartsease.