crew sock

English

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 outwith the United States Armed Forces.

Noun

crew sock (plural crew socks)

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

   Hypernym: slack sock

Related terms

• crew neck

Translations

midcalf sock

French: mi-mollet chaussette