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crew sock

crew sock noun: a sock that extends to the mid calf and is often characterized by being ribbed above the ankle.

Noun

crew sock (plural crew socks)

  1. A sock that extends to the mid calf and is often characterized by being ribbed above the ankle.

Forms of crew sock

pluralcrew socks

Origin of crew sock

From the federal procurement in the United States of the 1940s, as the yeoman would order a type of socks to be worn by everyone of a Navy vessel’s crew—which were then distributed beyond the United States Armed Forces.

Questions about crew sock

What does crew sock mean?
Crew sock means a sock that extends to the mid calf and is often characterized by being ribbed above the ankle.
What part of speech is crew sock?
Crew sock is a noun.
What is the plural of crew sock?
The plural of crew sock is crew socks.

Words near crew sock in the dictionary

  1. crew members
  2. crew neck
  3. crew necks
  4. crew over
  5. crew resource management
  6. crew sock
  7. crew socks
  8. crew up
  9. crew-cut
  10. crew-cutted
  11. crew-served

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