puttying

Variant of putty

putty definition

putty (put′ē)

noun

    1. a soft, plastic mixture of finely powdered chalk and linseed oil, used to secure glass panes, fill small cracks, etc.
    2. any substance like this in consistency, use, etc.
  2. putty powder
  3. a cement of quicklime and water, mixed with plaster of Paris or sand for use as a finishing coat in plastering

Etymology: Fr potée, calcined tin, brass, lit., potful < pot, pot

transitive verb puttied -·tied, puttying -·ty·ing

to cement, fix, cover, or fill with putty

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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