Definitions
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- noun Socks intended to be worn over another pair of socks.
Etymologies
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over + sock
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Examples
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Even a pair of thick woollen Scandanavian oversocks-knitted by the mother of a gent who gave them to me to a recent 50th birthday fan gathering-have not been warm enough to stave off the cold.
Thomas Dolby's Blog 2009
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