stocking

noun

1. A soft garment, usually knit or woven, worn on the foot and lower leg under shoes or other footwear.

   “a pair of stockings”

2. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis)Ellipsis of Christmas stocking; a large, sock-like bag used to store small Christmas gifts, typically hung on a mantelpiece.
3. A broad ring of a different fur colour on the lower part of the leg of a quadruped.
4. A knitted hood of cotton thread which is eventually converted by a special process into an incandescent mantle for gas lighting.
5. A ratio of the actual density of trees in an area to the ideal density that would make the fullest use of the land.

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of stock

   “I've almost finished stocking these groceries.”

name

1. A surname.