Category:Socket

Sock"et, n. Etym: [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. His eyeballs in their hollow sockets sink. Dryden.

2. Especially, the hollow tube or place in which a candle is fixed in The candlestick. And in the sockets oily bubbles dance. Dryden. 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.