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Hotten's Slang Dictionary gives sock as "the Eton College term for a treat […] believed to be derived from the monkish word soke."
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
sock-shop
Today it means: A tuck shop. Full definition →
Today it means: A tuck shop. Full definition →
Hotten's Slang Dictionary gives sock as "the Eton College term for a treat […] believed to be derived from the monkish word soke."
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.