DCHP-2

duffle sock DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

• 1 n.

  a warm ankle-length sock, or liner, of duffle worn inside moccasins, mukluks, etc. and usually folded down at the top.

  See also: duffle (def. 2a)  duffle moccasin  German sock  moccasin sock  Siwash sock  

  • It is difficult to know which specific kind of duffle sock or stocking is being referred to in many contexts, the commonest term nowadays being duffles, which most often refers to ankle-length socks or slippers.

• 2 n. — Obs.

  one of a pair of wrap-around, puttee-like leg coverings made of long strips of duffle, and worn inside moccasins, etc.

  See also: duffle (def. 2a)