Heelpiece

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A piece of armour to protect the heels.

    "Courts are to be the theatres of your wars, where you should be always as completely armed , and even with the addition of a heelpiece."

  2. 2
    A piece of leather fixed on the heel of a shoe.
  3. 3
    The end. figuratively

    "the heel-piece of his book"

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"Courts are to be the theatres of your wars, where you should be always as completely armed , and even with the addition of a heelpiece."

Etymology

From heel + piece.

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