A reed tooth for a hosiery stitching machine which includes a fixed reed, said reed tooth being adapted to receive a loop of a toe end of a hosiery body transferred by a transfer device from a knitting machine to said reed tooth, the transfer device including a transfer member and a strip member, characterized in that the reed tooth comprises: a positioning portion for positioning to the fixed reed; and a leg rod having an upper portion connected to said positioning portion, and a lower portion extending downwardly from said upper portion, said leg rod having a generally U-shaped cross section and including a first sidewall, a second sidewall opposite to said first sidewall, and an intermediate wall interconnecting said first and second sidewalls (13, 14), said first and second sidewalls (13, 14) and said intermediate wall cooperatively defining a slide groove that has a lateral opening opposite to said intermediate wall, a top opening proximate to said positioning portion, and a bottom opening opposite to said top opening, said upper portion of said leg rod having said top opening, said lower portion of said leg rod having said bottom opening, said slide groove being adapted to receive and permit the transfer member to slide therealong, said first sidewall having a tapered bottom end that is opposite to said positioning portion and that includes a bottommost tip, and an inclined edge extending upwardly from said bottommost tip and extending gradually away from said intermediate wall, said second sidewall having a length shorter than that of said first sidewall, said second sidewall having a tapered bottom end that includes a bottommost end which is higher than said bottommost tip of said first sidewall and which meets said intermediate wall, and an inclined edge that extends upwardly from said bottommost end of said second sidewall and that extends gradually away from said intermediate wall, said inclined edge of said second sidewall and said inclined edge of said first sidewall cooperatively defining said bottom opening of said slide groove. a positioning portion for positioning to the fixed reed; and a leg rod having an upper portion connected to said positioning portion, and a lower portion extending downwardly from said upper portion, said leg rod having a generally U-shaped cross section and including a first sidewall, a second sidewall opposite to said first sidewall, and an intermediate wall interconnecting said first and second sidewalls (13, 14), said first and second sidewalls (13, 14) and said intermediate wall cooperatively defining a slide groove that has a lateral opening opposite to said intermediate wall, a top opening proximate to said positioning portion, and a bottom opening opposite to said top opening, said upper portion of said leg rod having said top opening, said lower portion of said leg rod having said bottom opening, said slide groove being adapted to receive and permit the transfer member to slide therealong, said first sidewall having a tapered bottom end that is opposite to said positioning portion and that includes a bottommost tip, and an inclined edge extending upwardly from said bottommost tip and extending gradually away from said intermediate wall, said second sidewall having a length shorter than that of said first sidewall, said second sidewall having a tapered bottom end that includes a bottommost end which is higher than said bottommost tip of said first sidewall and which meets said intermediate wall, and an inclined edge that extends upwardly from said bottommost end of said second sidewall and that extends gradually away from said intermediate wall, said inclined edge of said second sidewall and said inclined edge of said first sidewall cooperatively defining said bottom opening of said slide groove.