sock lining

American  

noun

1. a thin piece of material, as leather, that is laid on top of the insole of a shoe, boot, or other footwear.

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Example Sentences

Sock lining a plump piece of sheep . . . insole . . . tough of fibre and tight, too . . . neither lasting tacks nor sewing thread can be traced in the mock-inner-sole . . . heel is of wood, lacquer finished on breast as well as sides and back.

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