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   putty

   /ˈpʌti/

   noun

   • 1. a soft, malleable greyish-yellow paste, made from ground chalk and raw linseed oil, that hardens after a few hours and is used for sealing glass in window frames and filling holes in wood: "countersink the screws so they can be covered with putty"
   • ▪ any of a number of similar malleable substances used inside and outside buildings, e.g. plumber's putty, lime putty, or used for modelling or casting, e.g. epoxy putty.
   • 2. a polishing powder, usually made from tin oxide, used in jewellery work.

   verb

   • 1. seal or cover (something) with putty: "give me a minute until I putty these windows in"

   Word Origin late 15th century (in putty dish): from French potée (in putty (sense 2 of the noun)), literally ‘contents of a pot’, from pot ‘pot’.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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