socketed (not comparable)
Having a socket.
Source: Wiktionary
Sock"et*ed, a.
Definition: Having a socket. Dawkins.
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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 April 2025
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