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sock (1)

sock [ sok ] (plural socks [ soks ])


noun 
Definition:
 
1.  (plural socks or sox (informal) [ soks ]) soft foot covering: a soft, usually knitted covering for the foot and ankle that may reach as high as the knee. It is usually worn inside a shoe.

2. meteorology 
Same as  windsock


[ Old English socc "light shoe, slipper," via Germanic < Latin soccus< Greek sukkhos "(kind of) shoe"]

knock somebody's socks off to impress somebody (informal)

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