English

Noun

bootikin ‎(plural bootikins)

1. (obsolete) A small boot or gaiter.
2. (obsolete) The boot (torture device).
3. A covering for the foot or hand, worn as a cure for the gout.
   • Horace Walpole

     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.