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Definition of Heeltap
1. n. One of the segments of leather in the heel of a shoe.
2. v. t. To add a piece of leather to the heel of (a shoe, boot, etc.)
Definition of Heeltap
1. Noun. A piece or wedge that raises the heel of a shoe. ¹
2. Noun. (dated) A small amount of (especially alcoholic) drink remaining at the bottom of a glass. ¹
3. Verb. (transitive) To add a piece of leather to the heel of (a shoe, boot, etc.). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Heeltap
1. material put on the heel of a shoe [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Heeltap
Literary usage of Heeltap
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Tankard of Ale: An Anthology of Drinking Songs by Theodore Maynard (1920)
"I never could bear it! So fill me a bumper, a bumper of claret! Let the bottle
pass freely, don't shirk it nor spare it, For a heeltap! a ..."
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