Sock"et (?), n. [OE. soket, a
dim. through OF. fr. L. soccus. See Sock a covering for
the foot.] 1. An opening into which anything is
fitted; any hollow thing or place which receives and holds something
else; as, the sockets of the teeth.
His eyeballs in their hollow sockets
sink.
Dryden.
2. Especially, the hollow tube or place in
which a candle is fixed in the candlestick.
And in the sockets oily bubbles
dance.
Dryden.
Socket bolt (Mach.), a bolt that
passes through a thimble that is placed between the parts connected by
the bolt. -- Socket chisel. Same as
Framing chisel. See under Framing. --
Socket pipe, a pipe with an expansion at one end
to receive the end of a connecting pipe. -- Socket
pole, a pole armed with iron fixed on by means of a
socket, and used to propel boats, etc. [U.S.] -- Socket
wrench, a wrench consisting of a socket at the end of a
shank or rod, for turning a nut, bolthead, etc., in a narrow or deep
recess.