In ancient Greece a type of puttee was worn by working-class men, who wrapped irregular linen straps around their legs. |
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He used to trade cigarettes for other men's rum rations and, when the orderly officer's back was turned, quickly whip off puttee, boot and sock to rub the rum between his toes. |
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British war memorials are marked by their acute realism, with every detail of buckle, puttee and gun carriage captured as if never to be forgotten, so that they need never be seen again. |
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