[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

socket \sock"et\, n. oe. soket, a dim. through of. fr. l.
   soccus. see sock a covering for the foot.
   1. an opening into which anything is fitted; any hollow thing
      or place which receives and holds something else; as, the
      sockets of the teeth.
      1913 webster

            his eyeballs in their hollow sockets sink. --dryden.
      1913 webster

   2. especially, the hollow tube or place in which a candle is
      fixed in the candlestick.
      1913 webster

   3. electricity the receptacle of an electric lamp into
      which a light bulb is inserted, containing contacts to
      conduct electricity to the bulb.
      pjc

   4. electricity the receptacle fixed in a wall and connected
      by conductive wiring to an electrical supply, containing
      contacts to conduct electricity, and into which the plug
      of an electrical device is inserted; -- called also a
      wall socket or outlet. the socket will typically have
      two or three contacts; if three, the third is connected to
      a ground for safety.
      pjc

            and in the sockets oily bubbles dance. --dryden.
      1913 webster

   socket bolt mach., a bolt that passes through a thimble
      that is placed between the parts connected by the bolt.

   socket chisel. same as framing chisel. see under
      framing.

   socket pipe, a pipe with an expansion at one end to receive
      the end of a connecting pipe.

   socket pole, a pole armed with iron fixed on by means of a
      socket, and used to propel boats, etc. u.s.

   socket wrench, a wrench consisting of a socket at the end
      of a shank or rod, for turning a nut, bolthead, etc., in a
      narrow or deep recess.
      1913 webster
see also:
sock wall socket outlet socket bolt socket chisel framing chisel 
framing socket pipe socket pole socket wrench 

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