Definitions of stocking:

• noun:   the activity of supplying a stock of something

  Example: "He supervised the stocking of the stream with trout"

• noun:   close-fitting hosiery to cover the foot and leg; come in matched pairs (usually used in the plural)
• adjective:   wearing stockings

  Example: "Walks about in his stockinged (or stocking) feet"

• name:  A surname (rare: 1 in 100000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #15651)