sock
noun
a short stocking usually reaching to the calf or just above the ankle.
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
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Second, knowing that Peter Cottontail has been socking money away for many years, he's probably had more of a growth-oriented portfolio.
From US News ● Apr. 3, 2015