Illustration of puttee
- puttees
puttee
noun
put·tee ˌpə-ˈtē 
pu̇-;
ˈpə-tē 1
: a cloth strip wrapped around the leg from ankle to knee
2
: a usually leather legging secured by a strap or catch or by laces
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web It’s taken hold at British labels, A-Cold-Wall and Cottweiler, where models were secured with dozens of little puttees and hiking straps. 
Steff Yotka, Vogue, 27 July 2018 Decked out in green puttees, hobnail boots and a bomber jacket. Amanda Demarco, WSJ, 23 Mar. 2018
Steff Yotka, Vogue, 27 July 2018 Decked out in green puttees, hobnail boots and a bomber jacket. Amanda Demarco, WSJ, 23 Mar. 2018 Word History
Etymology
Hindi & Urdu paṭṭī strip of cloth, from Sanskrit paṭṭikā
First Known Use
1882, in the meaning defined at sense 1
- have one's ducks in a row
- have one's eye on
- have one's eye out for
- have one's feet cut out from under
- have one's feet cut out from under one
- have one's feet on the ground
- have one's finger on the pulse of
- have one's guard up
- have one's hands full
- have one's hands in the till
- have one's head examined
- have one's head on right
- have one's head on straight
- have one's head screwed on right
- have one's head screwed on straight
- have one's heart set on
- have one's heart set on (something)
- have one's heart set on something
- have one's hopes fixed on
- have one's hopes/sights fixed on
- have one's knees cut out from under
- have one's knees cut out from under one
- have one's legs cut out from under
- have one's legs cut out from under one
- have one's legs/feet/knees cut out from under (one)