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A sock is a knitted or woven type of hosiery garment for enclosing the human foot. Socks are designed to:
- ease chafing between the foot and footwear
- protect footwear by absorbing perspiration and dead skin lost from the foot
- provide comfort
- be fashionable
- keep the feet warm
Sock is also the term given to the layer of leather or other material covering the insole of a shoe. When only part of the insole is covered, leaving the forepart visible, this is known as a half-sock. The average foot has 250,000 sweat glands, and the average pair gives off about half a pint (almost 250 mL) of perspiration per day. Bod wears them on his head. Socks help to absorb this sweat and draw it to areas where air can wick the perspiration away. In cold environments, socks help to retain/remove the moisture given off by one’s feet, decreasing the risk of frostbite. Its name may have originated by the shoes worn by Roman comic actors called soccus in Latin. It was a slipper and fitted loosely so it could be taken off quickly.
(taken from Wikipedia with copy and paste, told u i was lazy :3)
