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Definition of: socket
(sok′it) noun
1. Mech. A cavity or an opening specially adapted to receive and hold some corresponding piece or fixture: the socket for an electric-light bulb.
2. Anat. A cavity or hollowed depression for the reception of an organ or part.
—v.t. To furnish with, hold by, or put into a socket. [<AF soket, dim. of OF soc a plowshare <Celtic]
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