heeltap

[ heel-tap ]

noun
  1. a layer of leather, metal, or the like in a shoe heel; a lift.

  2. a small portion of liquor remaining in a glass after drinking or in a bottle after decanting.

  1. dregs, sediment, or residue.

Origin of heeltap

1
First recorded in 1680–90; heel1 + tap1, tap2

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How to use heeltap in a sentence

  • Zack was teeming with mirth—abetted, no doubt, by a heel-tap or two from the Colonel's retiring goblet.

    Sunlight Patch | Credo Fitch Harris
  • I think we are somewhere in the Atlantic; but your finding that heel-tap does puzzle me.

    The Land of the Changing Sun | William N. Harben
  • “A great loss,” he would say, with a sad shake of his head, as he turned off the heel-tap.

    Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) | A Sexton of the Old School
  • Sir Moses, who had had about enough wine, filled on a liberal heel-tap, and again passed the bottle to his guest.

    Ask Momma | R. S. Surtees
  • My summons came when we had shared the heel-tap of the bottle.

    The Master of Appleby | Francis Lynde

British Dictionary definitions for heeltap

heeltap

/ (ˈhiːlˌtæp) /


noun
  1. Also called: lift a layer of leather, etc, in the heel of a shoe

  2. a small amount of alcoholic drink left at the bottom of a glass after drinking

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