bootikin
noun/ˈbuːtɪkɪn/
Etymology From boot + -(i)kin.
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.
- 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.