crew sock

noun

A sock that extends to the mid calf and is often characterized by being ribbed above the ankle.

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Meanings

nouncrew sock (plural crew socks)

plural crew socks

  1. A sock that extends to the mid calf and is often characterized by being ribbed above the ankle.

Origin

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 beyond the United States Armed Forces.

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Translations

French mi-mollet chaussette
  • mi-mollet chaussettemidcalf sock
Cite this entry
APA

crew sock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crew%20sock

MLA

“crew sock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crew%20sock. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crew sock,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crew%20sock.

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