puttee / putty ['pʌti:]
puttee – n. – fabric wound around the lower legs to protect them in rough terrain
putty – adj., n. & v. – adj. – 1. malleable, easily influenced; 2. gullible, worthless; n. – 1. a fine, sandless mortar used by bricklayers and plasterers; 2. a stiff paste used for filling small holes; v. – smear or fix with a fine paste or mortar