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socle

UK/ˈsoʊkəl/ uncommon

noun

1.

a plain plinth that supports a wall

Origin

From French socle, from Italian zoccolo (“wooden shoe”), from Latin socculus, diminutive of soccus (“sock”). Doublet of zoccolo.

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