\Stock"ing\, n.
Any of various things resembling, or likened to, a stocking;
as:
(a) 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.
(b) A knitted hood of cotton thread which is eventually
    converted by a special process into an incandescent
    mantle for gas lighting.

\Stock"ing\, n. [From {Stock}, which was formerly used
of a covering for the legs and feet, combining breeches, or
upper stocks, and stockings, or nether stocks.]
A close-fitting covering for the foot and leg, usually knit
or woven.
{Blue stocking}. See {Bluestocking}.
{Stocking frame}, a machine for knitting stockings or other
   hosiery goods.

\Stock"ing\, v. t.
To dress in GBs. --Dryden.