bootikin

== English == === Etymology === From 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.