Definitions
a football game in which two teams of 11 players try to kick or head a ball into the opponents' goal
Word origin
Compare contemporary rugger, from rugby. Similarly constructed coinages from the same period include: brekker (“breakfast”), fresher (“freshman”) and footer (“football”). See Oxford -er.
Used in a sentence
“The 'Varsity played Aston Villa and were beaten after a very exciting game; this was pre-eminently the most important "Socker" game played in Oxford this term.”
“Golf is perhaps seven or eight years old in Oxford, ... football, seu Rugger, sive Soccer, not more than sixteen or seventeen.”
“Those who play under the "Socker" (Association) rules in the North of England, the Midlands, and Scotland take no heed of the warmness of the weather”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Goal-scoring sport”6 letters
02“Field game with goals”6 letters
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