heeltap
a layer of leather, metal, or the like in a shoe heel; a lift.
a small portion of liquor remaining in a glass after drinking or in a bottle after decanting.
dregs, sediment, or residue.
Origin of heeltap
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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 HarrisI 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 SchoolSir 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. SurteesMy summons came when we had shared the heel-tap of the bottle.
The Master of Appleby | Francis Lynde
British Dictionary definitions for heeltap
/ (ˈhiːlˌtæp) /
Also called: lift a layer of leather, etc, in the heel of a shoe
a small amount of alcoholic drink left at the bottom of a glass after drinking
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