Tube Sock Definition & Meaning

American

Etymology

Examples

Synonyms tube sock American

noun

1. a casual sock that is not shaped at the heel.

Etymology

Origin of tube sock

First recorded in 1975–80

Example Sentences

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The hagfish, a deep-sea scavenger about the size and shape of a tube sock, has the curious ability to smother itself in its own snot.

From New York Times

One theory of the tube sock pairing is that they help to buffer one’s feet against the spikes.

From Los Angeles Times

It looked like he was stuffing a cantaloupe into a tube sock.

From Washington Post

It involves armbands made from an old blue tube sock, an Emilio Estevez notebook, something like telepathy and a little bit of darkness.

From Seattle Times

The axolotl, sometimes called the Mexican walking fish, is a cheerful tube sock with four legs, a crown of feathery gills and a long, tapered tail fin.

From New York Times

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