oversocks

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

over +‎ socks

Noun[edit]

oversocks pl (normally plural, singular oversock)

  1. Socks intended to be worn over another pair of socks.
    • 1995 September, “Raingear for Feet”, in Backpacker, volume 23, number 144, page 99:
      Oversocks, when worn over regular hiking socks, will arm you for assaulting boot-saturating bogs, crossing streams