sock-shop en · NOUN
Etymology
Hotten's Slang Dictionary gives sock as "the Eton College term for a treat […] believed to be derived from the monkish word soke."
Meanings
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(qualifier:Eton College, slang) A tuck shop.
No wonder that the old Etonian's heart still warms when he catches sight of the walls of College […] Windsor Bridge, Mother Tolliday, […] the "ticks-up-town," the sock-shop, the triumphs on the water, won with sculls and oar […]
1900, George John Whyte-Melville, Sir Herbert Maxwell, The Works of G. J. Whyte-Melville (volume 14, page 2)
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sock-shops | Number=Plur | lexicographic |