putt

n. [ Cf. Put, v. t. ] (Golf) A stroke made on the putting green to play the ball into a hole. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

[ 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. ]

n. (Golf) (a) A club with a short shaft and either a wooden or a metal head, used in putting. (b) One who putts. [ 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 ]

n. 1. One who puts or plates. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Specifically, one who pushes the small wagons in a coal mine, and the like. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An instigator. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who putties; a glazier. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The throwing of a heavy stone, shot, etc., with the hand raised or extended from the shoulder; -- originally, a Scottish game. [ 1913 Webster ]

Putting stone, a heavy stone used in the game of putting. [ 1913 Webster ]