n.
Pronunciation: ' sä-k ə t
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English soket, from Anglo-French, diminutive of soc plowshare, of Celtic origin; akin to Middle Irish soc plowshare, snout; akin to Old English sugu sow ― more at SOW
Date: 15th century
: an opening or hollow that forms a holder for something <an electric bulb socket > <the eye socket >