¦ noun
1. a hollow in which something fits or revolves.
the part of the head of a golf club into which the shaft is fitted.
2. an electrical device receiving a plug or light bulb to make a connection.
¦ verb (sockets, socketing, socketed)
1. place in or fit with a socket.
2. Golf, dated shank (a ball).
Origin
ME: from an Anglo-Norman Fr. dimin. of OFr. soc 'ploughshare', prob. of Celtic origin.