The phrase "put a sock in it" began as a way of saying the gramophone was too loud. Because gramophones didn't have volume controls, people would stuff socks in the horn to decrease the volume.
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The phrase "put a sock in it" began as a way of saying the gramophone was too loud. Because gramophones didn't have volume controls, people would stuff socks in the horn to decrease the volume.