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eye socket
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
eye socket
(noun)
eye socket
noun
plural
eye sockets
eye socket
noun
plural
eye sockets
Britannica Dictionary definition of EYE SOCKET
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either one of the hollow places in the skull that hold the eyeballs
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