"crew sock" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: crew socks [plural]
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. Head templates: {{en-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. Categories (topical): Footwear Translations (midcalf sock): mi-mollet chaussette (French)

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