oversock

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noun

Sock intended to be worn over another pair of socks.

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Meanings

nounoversock (plural oversocks)

plural oversocks

  1. Sock intended to be worn over another pair of socks.

    Oversocks, when worn over regular hiking socks, will arm you for assaulting boot-saturating bogs, crossing streams

    1995 September, “Raingear for Feet”, in Backpacker, volume 23, number 144, page 99

Origin

From over + sock.

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APA

oversock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oversock

MLA

“oversock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oversock. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oversock,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oversock.

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