heelpiece

American

[heel-pees] / ˈhilˌpis /

noun

Shoemaking.
1. a piece of leather, wood, or other material serving as the heel of a shoe, boot, or the like.
2. such a piece used in repairing a heel.
an endpiece of anything; a terminal part.

heelpiece British

/ ˈhiːlˌpiːs /

noun

the piece of a shoe, stocking, etc, designed to fit the heel

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Etymology

Origin of heelpiece

First recorded in 1700–10; heel ¹ + piece

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