About The Word Sock
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What's The Definition Of Sock?
[n] hosiery consisting of a cloth covering for the foot; worn inside the shoe; reaches to between the ankle and the knee
[n] a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind [v] hit hard Synonyms | Synonyms for Sock: bash | bonk | bop | drogue | whap | whop | wind sleeve | windsock Related Terms | Find terms related to Sock: See Also | anklet | anklets | argyle | argyles | athletic sock | bobbysock | bobbysocks | hit | hose | hosiery | sweat sock | tabi | tabis | toe | varsity sock | visual signal Sock In Webster's Dictionary \Sock\, n. [F. soc, LL. soccus, perhaps of Celtic origin.]
A plowshare. --Edin. Encyc.
\Sock\, n. [OE. sock, AS. socc, fr. L. soccus a kind of low-heeled, light shoe. Cf. {Sucket}.] 1. The shoe worn by actors of comedy in ancient Greece and Rome, -- used as a symbol of comedy, or of the comic drama, as distinguished from tragedy, which is symbolized by the {buskin}. Great Fletcher never treads in buskin here, Nor greater Jonson dares in socks appear. --Dryden. 2. A knit or woven covering for the foot and lower leg; a stocking with a short leg. 3. A warm inner sole for a shoe. --Simmonds. |
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