bootikin

Noun

 * 1)  A small boot or gaiter.
 * 2)  The boot (torture device).
 * 3) A covering for the foot or hand, worn as a cure for the gout.
 * 4) * June 22, 1772,, 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.