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heel-and-toe

[heel-uh n-toh]
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adjective
  1. noting a pace, as in walking contests, in which the heel of the front foot touches ground before the toes of the rear one leave it.
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Origin of heel-and-toe

First recorded in 1810–20
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Historical Examples

  • The manner in which "heel-and-toe" was employed and varied, some abler historian may record.

    Bits of Blarney

    R. Shelton Mackenzie

  • But these methods have been rendered obsolete by the heel-and-toe technique of the playerpiano.

    Bizarre

    Lawton Mackall

  • This produced the heel-and-toe action treadle, a familiar part of the sewing machine until its replacement by the electric motor.

British Dictionary definitions for heel-and-toe

heel-and-toe

adjective
  1. of or denoting a style of walking in which the heel of the front foot touches the ground before the toes of the rear one leave it
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verb
  1. (intr) (esp in motor racing) to use the heel and toe of the same foot to operate the brake and accelerator
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