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socket

soc·ket

UK/ˈsɒkɪt/ US/ˈsɑkɪt/ uncommon slang vulgar

noun

1.

a bony hollow into which a structure fits

2.

receptacle where something (a pipe or probe or end of a bone) is inserted

3.

a receptacle into which an electric device can be inserted

Origin

From Middle English socket, soket, from Anglo-Norman soket (“spearhead”), diminutive of Old French soc (“plowshare”), from Vulgar Latin *soccus, a word borrowed from Gaulish, from Proto-Celtic *sukkos (compare modern Welsh swch (“plowshare”)), literally "pig's snout", from Proto-Indo-European *suH-.

Phrases

  • alveolar socket
  • ball-and-socket joint
  • cock socket
  • socket bolt
  • socket lichen
  • socket pipe
  • socket pole
  • socket wrench

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