1842 17 Feb. 8/1 When the complainant called with the boots, he told the servant to ask for eighteenpence for half-soleing.
1911 H. S. Harrison xxi. 267 If you're ever in Petersburg and want any half-soling done.
1995 (Nexis) 2 Jan. d3 We recommend rebuilding, rather than half-soling; this makes the shoe almost like new.