crew sock
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the federal procurement in the United States of the 1940s, as the yeoman would order a type of socks to be worn by everyone of a Navy vessel’s crew—which were then distributed outwith the United States Armed Forces.
Noun
[edit]crew sock (plural crew socks)
- A sock that extends to the mid calf and is often characterized by being ribbed above the ankle.
- Hypernym: slack sock
Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]midcalf sock
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