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Puttees

Parf of speech: Noun, OED Year: 1882, OED Evaluation: N/A

A long strip of cloth or leather wound spirally round the leg from the ankle to the knee and worn by soldiers, walkers, etc., for protection and support in rough terrain.

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So when I came home then from nursing ah at that time ah (inc) were there and they were looking for help for ba-- they made ah wartime um- the puttees they wore and the ah- ah- ah the underwear and-so-on for ah- for the army.
bandages for the lower legs used during the first world wars