单词 | heel plate |
释义 | heel platen. 1. The plate on the butt end of a gunstock. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > parts and fittings of firearms > [noun] > stock or shaft > parts of shaft1626 side plate1680 pistol hand1702 club1720 heel plate1753 break-off1804 shoulder-butt1810 pistol-butt1814 rifle butt1826 pistol grip1841 nose cap1844 trap1844 trap-plate1844 receiver1851 bump1852 furniture1852 bend1859 comb1867 fore-end1881 furniture-pin1881 grip1881 1753 London Mag. May 280/2 The Grenadiers were drawn up in two Lines, with the Muzzles of their Firelocks downward, their Elbows squared out, their Hands one over the other on the Heel plate or But-End. 1847 Infantry Man. (1854) 34 Bring the firelock..to the shoulder, pressing the centre part of the heel-plate..into the hollow of it. 1881 W. W. Greener Gun & its Devel. 257 The heel-plates are either of buffalo horn or ebonite. 1940 Weekly Times (Melbourne) 4 May 60/3 The more accurately the gun fits, the better the heel-plate comes on to the shoulder proper. 1987 C. Sandoz Pifer & J. Sandoz Son of Old Jules (1989) ix.74 The kick was terrific and broke the heelplate. 2000 Clay Shooting Jan. 49/2 The top of the pad or heel plate should be roughly level with the top of the shoulder. 2. A metal plate attached to the heel of a boot or shoe in order to prevent wear or provide traction. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > footwear > parts of footwear > [noun] > protective studs or plates > for heel heel iron1783 heel plate1827 heel tip1833 heel-shodc1840 tap1882 1827 Reg. Arts 23 June 501 The four screw holes..in the heel plate..are for the purpose of fastening it down to the wood or leather heel-piece of the clog. 1895 Montgomery Ward Catal. Spring & Summer 526/1 Star heel plates, for preventing boots and shoes from wearing off at the heels. 1905 Daily Chron. 27 Dec. 4/7 The accident was through A wicked heel-plate on my shoe. 1959 Sears, Roebuck Catal. Spring–Summer 565/1 Home shoe repair outfit, includes..6 pairs of heel plates. 2012 P. Tukey & V. Rowell Tag, Toss & Run 179 Police officers wearing heavy boots with steel heel plates. 3. On an ice skate: a plate attaching the blade to the heel of the boot. Also: a similar plate on the frame of a roller skate. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > footwear > parts of footwear > [noun] > protective studs or plates > other speckc1440 under-leather1569 rand1598 tongue1598 ruffle1600 underlay1612 tap1688 jump1712 bottom1768 boot-garter1824 yarking1825 range1840 counter1841 insole1851 sock1851 galosh1853 heel plate1862 lift1862 foxing1865 spring1885 saddle1930 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > skating > [noun] > skate > parts of runner1833 heel plate1862 foot stock1874 toe rake1963 1862 Sci. Amer. 15 Nov. 320/1 The process of adjustment is simple; the foot is placed upon the heel-plate, C, and the bolt, d, screwed up. 1890 D. Adams Skating 5 A metal sole and heel-plate screwed on to the boot with ordinary screws, is unquestionably the best and firmest. 1895 G. A. Meagher Figure & Fancy Skating 19 A perfect skate should be all of one piece. This is effected by welding the toe and heel plates on to the blade itself. 1922 Outing Feb. 236/2 Giving each respective screw the turn or two which are necessary in order to bring the toe and heel plates firmly against the leather. 1950 Logansport (Indiana) Press 16 May (advt.) 10/3 Top-quality double bearing skates! Heelplates come up high in back for extra comfort. 2016 Cape Times (Nexis) 19 Jan. 10 Refinements continue. But essentially the blade remains a toe plate, a heel plate and the runner working part developed back then. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1753 |
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