What is "sock"

Soc \Soc\ (s[o^]k), n. [AS. s[=o]c the power of holding court, sway, domain, properly, the right of investigating or seeking; akin to E. sake, seek. Sake, Seek, and cf. Sac, and Soke.] [Written also sock, and soke.]

1. (O. Eng. Law)

   1. The lord's power or privilege of holding a court in a district, as in manor or lordship; jurisdiction of causes, and the limits of that jurisdiction.

   2. Liberty or privilege of tenants excused from customary burdens.

2. An exclusive privilege formerly claimed by millers of grinding all the corn used within the manor or township which the mill stands. [Eng.]

   Soc and sac (O. Eng. Law), the full right of administering justice in a manor or lordship.

"knitted or woven covering for the foot, short stocking," early 14c., from Old English socc "slipper, light shoe," from Latin soccus "slipper, light low-heeled shoe," probably a variant of Greek sykchos, word for a kind of shoe, perhaps from Phrygian or another Asiatic language. The Latin word was borrowed generally in West Germanic (Middle Dutch socke, Dutch sok, Old High German soc, German Socke). To knock the socks off (someone) "beat thoroughly" is recorded from 1845, American English colloquial. Teen slang sock hop is c.1950, from notion of dancing without shoes.

"to stash (money) away as savings," 1942, American English, from the notion of hiding one's money in a sock (see sock (n.1)).

1700, "to beat, hit hard, pitch into," of uncertain origin. To sock it to (someone) first recorded 1877.

"a blow, a hit with the fist," 1700, from or related to sock (v.1).

Etymology 1 n. 1 A knitted or woven covering for the foot 2 A shoe worn by Greco-Roman comedy actors 3 A violent blow, punch 4 (context Internet slang English) sock puppet 5 (context firearms informal English) a gun sock Etymology 2

vb. (context transitive English) To hit or strike violently; to deliver a blow to. Etymology 3

n. A ploughshare.

1. n. hosiery consisting of a cloth covering for the foot; worn inside the shoe; reaches to between the ankle and the knee

2. a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind [syn: windsock, air sock, wind sleeve, wind cone, drogue]

3. v. hit hard [syn: bop, whop, whap, bonk, bash]

A sock is an item of clothing worn on the feet and often covering the ankle and some part of the calf. Some type of shoe or boot is typically worn over socks. In ancient times, socks were made from leather or matted animal hair. In the late 16th century, machine-knit socks were first produced. Until 1800 both hand knitting and machine knitting were used to produce socks, but after 1800, machine knitting became the predominant method.

One of the roles of socks is absorbing perspiration. The foot is among the heaviest producers of sweat in the body, as it can produce over of perspiration per day. Socks help to absorb this sweat and draw it to areas where air can evaporate the perspiration. In cold environments, socks made from wool insulate the foot and decrease the risk of frostbite. Socks are worn with sport shoes (typically white-coloured socks) and dress shoes (typically dark-coloured socks). In addition to the numerous practical roles played by socks, they are also a fashion item, and they are available in myriad colours and patterns.