[ Hind. pa&tsdot_;&tsdot_;i ribbon, brace, tie. ] A kind of gaiter of waterproof cloth wrapped around the leg, used by soldiers, etc. [ Written also putty, puttie. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Puttered p. pr. & vb. n. Puttering. ] [ See Potter. ] To act inefficiently or idly; to occupy oneself in a liesurely manner; to trifle; to potter; as, to putter around in the garden. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]
[うろつく(P);ウロつく, urotsuku (P); uro tsuku](v5k, vi) (1) (uk) to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander aimlessly; to knock around; (2) to be confused from not knowing what to do; (P)[Add to Longdo]