[ˈsɒkɪt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a natural or artificial hollow into which something fits or in which something revolves
(e.g: the eye socket)

- an electrical device receiving a plug or light bulb to make a connection


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘head of a spear, resembling a ploughshare’): from an Anglo-Norman French diminutive of Old French soc ‘ploughshare’, probably of Celtic origin

[ˈsɒkɪt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- place in or fit with a socket
(e.g: by then, arrowheads were normally socketed)



Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘head of a spear, resembling a ploughshare’): from an Anglo-Norman French diminutive of Old French soc ‘ploughshare’, probably of Celtic origin