Sock
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This section is from the "A Complete Dictionary of Dry Goods" book, by George S. Cole. Also available from Amazon: A complete dictionary of dry goods and history of silk, cotton, linen, wool and other fibrous substances,: Including a full explanation of the modern processes ... together with various useful tables.
Sock
Sock. [From L. soccus, a kind of low-heeled shoe or buskin] The socks of the early Anglo-Saxons were worn over the stocking, and within the shoe differing in nothing but material from those made at the present time. At present, a knitted or woven covering for the foot shorter than the stocking. Known in trade as half-hose. [See Hose, Appendix "A."]
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