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hospital socks

hospital socks is the plural of hospital sock.

Meaning of hospital sock

Noun

hospital sock (plural hospital socks)

  1. A type of sock, with a treaded sole, provided to patients at a hospital (including a mental hospital), helping them to walk on the hard floor without slipping, as the shoes of patients are typically removed before they are treated.
    Synonyms:
    grippy sock

Questions about hospital socks

What is hospital socks the plural of?
Hospital socks is the plural of hospital sock.

Words near hospital socks in the dictionary

  1. Hospital Saturdays
  2. hospital ship
  3. hospital ships
  4. hospital soap
  5. hospital sock
  6. hospital socks
  7. Hospital Sunday
  8. Hospital Sundays
  9. hospitalary
  10. hospitale
  11. hospitaler

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