Kilo Lingo

sock

/sɒk/

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Translation

A soft piece of clothing that you wear on your foot, inside your shoe.

Word origin

From Old English socc, a light shoe, from Latin soccus.

Origin
Old English
Root
socc

Grammar

Gender
Pluralsocks

Examples

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"Sock" is the soft clothing worn on the foot.

drawer.

"Socks" is the plural, meaning more than one sock.

hole .

Here "sock" is the piece of clothing on one foot.

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