Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

crew sock

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.58 in modern English

Syllables
crew -sock
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

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.

Inflected Forms

crew socks (plural)

Phrases

crew neck

Frequently Paired Words

crew neck

Questions

What does crew sock mean?
A sock that extends to the mid calf and is often characterized by being ribbed above the ankle.
Where does crew sock come from?
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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