The Clue
Short hose (5 letter answer)
The Answer
SOCKS
Tags
Notes
The answer SOCKS is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1000 puzzles.
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Definition
SOCK as a noun:
1. hosiery consisting of a cloth covering for the foot; worn inside the shoe; reaches to between the ankle and the knee
2. (windsock, wind sock, sock, air sock, air-sleeve, wind sleeve, wind cone, drogue) = a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind
SOCK as a verb:
1. (sock, bop, whop, whap, bonk, bash) = hit hard