heelball

[ heel-bawl ]

noun
  1. a substance composed of lampblack and wax used for making rubbings or for polishing shoes.

Origin of heelball

1
1790–1800; heel1 + ball1, originally the ball or undersurface of the heel

Words Nearby heelball

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British Dictionary definitions for heelball

heelball

/ (ˈhiːlˌbɔːl) /


noun
    • a black waxy substance used by shoemakers to blacken the edges of heels and soles

    • a similar substance used to take rubbings, esp brass rubbings

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