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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