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[ˈsɒkɪt], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a natural or artificial hollow into which something fits or in which something revolves
(e.g: the eye socket)
- an electrical device receiving a plug or light bulb to make a connection
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Origin
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Middle English (in the sense ‘head of a spear, resembling a ploughshare’): from an Anglo-Norman French diminutive of Old French soc ‘ploughshare’, probably of Celtic origin
[ˈsɒkɪt], (Verb)
Definitions:
- place in or fit with a socket
(e.g: by then, arrowheads were normally socketed)
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Origin
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Middle English (in the sense ‘head of a spear, resembling a ploughshare’): from an Anglo-Norman French diminutive of Old French soc ‘ploughshare’, probably of Celtic origin
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