·vt To dress in GBs.
II. Stocking ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of Stock.
III. Stocking ·noun A close-fitting covering for the foot and leg, usually knit or woven.
IV. Stocking ·add. ·noun 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.