the heel-piece of a shoe. North.
A peg in the heel of a shoe, taken out when it is finished. A person leaving any liquor in his glass...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
·vi To strike a gentle blow. II. Tap ·vt To draw, or cause to flow, by piercing. III. Tap ·noun A ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
A gentle blow. A tap on the shoulder;-an-arrest. To tap a girl; to be the first seducer: in allusion...
To add a new sole or heel to a shoe. Hertfordshire, England.--Worcester. ...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
·noun The after end of a ship's keel. II. Heel ·noun A cyma reversa; — so called by workmen. III....
The after end of a ship's keel, and the lower end of the stern-post to which it is connected. Also, ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
·noun Indian cress. ...
·noun A disease in the feet of a horse or other beast. ...
A piece of iron-work applicable to the lower part of a rudder, in case of casualty to the lower pint...
The compass-piece which connects the keel with the stern-post. ...
The rope which secures the inner part of a studding-sail boom to the yard; also, that which secures ...
That which hauls out the bowsprit in cutters, and the jib and studding-sail booms, or anything else ...
The luff purchases for the heels of each sheer previous to taking in masts, or otherwise using them....
The situation of a ship when careened by shift of ballast, &c.; or the causing her to incline a litt...
Opprobriously applied to those who would "drink anything;" from the tale of the drunkard who stole s...
The lower end, which either fits into the step attached to the keel, or in top-masts is sustained by...