heel (2)

  • 121heel pad — noun : a pad (as of leather) fixed over an insole to provide a comfortable support for the heel of the foot …

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  • 122heel rope — noun 1. : a rope fastened to the heel of a spar to control it 2. : a rope used for hobbling a horse …

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  • 123heel seat — noun : the part of a shoe to which the heel is attached …

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  • 124heel stay — noun : a piece of fabric or rough surfaced leather cemented on the inside of the shoe at the back seam to prevent slipping at the heel …

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  • 125heel breast — the forward side of the heel, adjoining the shank of a shoe. [1920 25] …

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  • 126Heel — This interesting surname is of Anglo Saxon origin, and is a topographical name for someone who lived in a nook or hollow, deriving from the Olde English pre 7th Century halh a nook, hollow, recess. In northern England the word often has a… …

    Surnames reference

  • 127heel — Synonyms and related words: SOB, accouter, afterpart, afterpiece, appoint, arch, arm, back, back door, back seat, back side, balance, bastard, bear off, bedog, behind, bend, blackguard, bounder, branch off, breech, broke, bugger, cad, cant,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 128Heel — despicable person; cad …

    Dictionary of Australian slang