putty

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

PUT'TY, noun A kind of paste or cement compounded of whiting and linseed oil, beaten or kneaded to the consistence of dough; used in fastening glass in sashes and in stopping crevices. 1. A powder of calcined tin, used in polishing glass and steel.
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