Toe-rag

Full definition of toe-rag

Noun

1. (archaic) A cloth worn wrapped around the foot instead of a sock.
• 1864, “an Ex-Military Officer” (J. F. Mortlock), Experiences of a Convict, Transported in 1843 for Twenty-One Years: An Autobiographical Memoir, part II, Richard Barrett (printer), page 80:Stockings being unknown, some luxurious men wrapped round their feet a piece of old shirting, called, in language more expressive than elegant, a “toe-rag”.
• 1891, Rolf Boldrewood, A Sydney-side Saxon, One of his feet had been bleeding, I could see from his ‘toe-rag,’ which stuck out on one side.
• 1913, w:D. H. Lawrence, w:Sons and Lovers, “I’ll bet ’er wor a toe-rag,” said Morel, following up his joke. ¶ “Don’t you be so cheeky about a queen,” said Annie.
• 1989, Elias Lönnrot, The Kalevala, Steady old Väinämöinen
  yonder crept with no shoes on
  without toe-rags he tiptoed ....