knee sock

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nounknee sock (plural knee socks)

in pluralA sock that reaches almost up to the knee.
Nasty unpolished toe-crushing boots are equally acceptable, but don't let anyone see you wearing neat woolly knee-socks.
1980, Bill Oddie, Bill Oddie's Little Black Bird Book, page 62
Synonyms: knee high

nounA sock that reaches almost up to the knee.

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