HEELTAP

Etymology

Noun

heeltap (plural heeltaps)

A piece or wedge that raises the heel of a shoe.

(dated) A small amount of (especially alcoholic) drink remaining at the bottom of a glass.

Verb

heeltap (third-person singular simple present heeltaps, present participle heeltapping, simple past and past participle heeltapped)

(transitive) To add a piece of leather to the heel of (a shoe, boot, etc.).

Anagrams

• leapeth, pealeth

Source: Wiktionary


Heel"tap`, n.

1. One of the segments of leather in the heel of a shoe.

2. A small portion of liquor left in a glass after drinking. "Bumpers around and no heeltaps." Sheridan.

Heel"tap`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Heeltapped; p. pr. & vb. n. Heeltapping.]

Definition: To add a piece of leather to the heel of (a shoe, boot, etc.)

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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