English dictionary

stocking

/'st/A/k/i//N/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

close-fitting hosiery to cover the foot and leg; come in matched pairs (usually used in the plural)

noun.artifact

Source: WordNet 3.0
the activity of supplying a stock of something

noun.act

Examples
He supervised the stocking of the stream with trout.

Source: WordNet 3.0
A close-fitting covering for the foot and leg, usually knit or woven.

noun

Source: webster1913
Any of various things resembling, or likened to, a stocking; as: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> A broad ring of color, differing from the general color, on the lower part of the leg of a quadruped; esp., a white ring between the coronet and the hock or knee of a dark-colored horse. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> A knitted hood of cotton thread which is eventually converted by a special process into an incandescent mantle for gas lighting.

noun

Source: webster1913