Cotton batting, tow, or a piece of sponge may be placed on the wound and firmly bound there with the bandages.
"Special Report on Diseases of Cattle"
U.S. Department of Agriculture J.R. Mohler
After this has been done a small wad of cotton batting should be pressed against the wounds until the bleeding has almost stopped.
"Special Report on Diseases of Cattle"
U.S. Department of Agriculture J.R. Mohler
All the night the smoke-pipes were batting against the boughs of oak and cottonwood, and snapping the trailing vines.
"The Crisis, Volume 7"
Winston Churchill