bootikin
English
Etymology
boot + -(i)kin
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbuːtɪkɪn/
Noun
bootikin (plural bootikins)
- (obsolete) A small boot or gaiter.
- (obsolete) The boot (torture device).
- A covering for the foot or hand, worn as a cure for the gout.
- June 22, 1772, Horace Walpole, letter to the Hon. H. S. Conway
- I tired myself with walking on Friday; the gout came on Saturday in my foot; yesterday I kept my bed till four o’ clock and my room all day—but with wrapping myself all over with bootikins, I have scarce had any pain.
- June 22, 1772, Horace Walpole, letter to the Hon. H. S. Conway