Heeltap

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A piece or wedge that raises the heel of a shoe.
  2. 2
    A small amount of (especially alcoholic) drink remaining at the bottom of a glass. dated

    "A heeltap! a heeltap! 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 heeltap! I never could bear it."

Verb
  1. 1
    To add a piece of leather to the heel of (a shoe, boot, etc.). transitive

Synonyms

All synonyms
tap

Example

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"A heeltap! a heeltap! 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 heeltap! I never could bear it."

Etymology

From heel + tap.

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