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sock

/sɒk/

[/sɒk/]

a soft covering for the foot

Beginnernoun

Definition

A sock is a soft covering for the foot, worn inside a shoe.

Example

One sock had a hole in it.

One sock had a hole in it.

Etymology

From Old English 'socc', a light shoe.

How & Where It’s Used

Common in talk about clothes.

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