sock

English

/sɑk/, /sɒk/

noun
Definitions
  • A knitted or woven covering for the foot.
  • A shoe worn by Greco-Roman comedy actors.
  • A color pattern (usually white) on a cat's or dog's lower leg that is different from the color pattern on the rest of the animal.
  • (WMF jargon) A sock puppet.
  • (firearms) A gun sock.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English socke inherited from Old English socc (slipper, sock, light shoe) derived from Latin soccus (slipper, buskin, a light shoe slipper, low shoe) derived from Ancient Greek σύκχος (a kind of shoe).

Origin

Ancient Greek

σύκχος

Gloss

a kind of shoe

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