sock (1), socke

[A. S. socc, from Lat. soccus =a light shoe, a slipper, worn by comic actors.] *1. The light shoe worn by ancient comic actors: hence used for comedy, as distinguished from trag. edy, in which the actors wore the buskin. 2. A knitted or woven covering for the foot, shorter than the stocking; a stocking reaching only a short distance up the leg. 3. A warm inner side for a shoe. 4. An overgrown baby. 5. The Eton name for tuck (q. v.). sock (2), s. [Fr. soc =a plowshare, from Gael. soc; Corn.soch.) A plowshare.