I have found that the cut-off top of a worn-out white athletic sock will hold a gauze pad in place and keep it clean during work or play.
From the charlotteobserver.com
I would try to put my foot in those shoes after he wore them, and I would have to use an insole, an athletic sock and a dress sock just to make them fit.
From the suntimes.com
As far as I am concerned, that sock demonstrated a level of guts and courage unprecedented in any athletic event since the beginning of world history.