noun
A strip of cloth wound around the lower leg, historically part of military uniforms. The term is now mostly encountered in historical or military contexts.
当時の兵士は巻き脚絆を着用していた。
Soldiers of that time wore puttees.
脚絆 is a general term for gaiters or leg wraps, while 巻き脚絆 specifically refers to the wrapped type (puttees).
Compound of 巻き (wrapping) and 脚絆 (gaiters/leg wraps). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term describes the method of putting on the leg wraps.