putty

plural putties

1. countableuncountableA form of cement, made from linseed oil and whiting, used to fixate panes of glass.
2. Any of a range of similar substances.
   1. countableuncountableAn oxide of tin, or of lead and tin, used in polishing glass, etc.
   2. countableuncountableA fine cement of lime only, used by plasterers.
3. colloquialcountableuncountablegolfA golf ball made of composition and not gutta-percha.

1. not comparableOf, pertaining to, or resembling putty.

present singular third person putties · participle present puttying · participle past puttied · past puttied

1. transitiveTo fix or fill using putty.

plural putties

1. alternativeAlternative form of puttee (“strip of cloth wound round the leg”).

   “He went to’ds de back, ma’am.” The negro opened the door and slid his legs, clad in army O.D. and a pair of linoleum putties, to the ground. “‘I’ll go git ’im.”’

   1964 [1929], William Faulkner, Sartoris (The Collected Works of William Faulkner), London: Chatto & Windus, page 22

1. A locality in the Hawkesbury council area and the Singleton council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.