heeltapn.

Brit.

/ˈhiːltap/, U.S.

/ˈhilˌtæp/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: heel n.¹, tap n.²

Etymology: < heel n.¹ + tap n.²

1. Any of the layers of leather or other material which comprise the heel of a boot or shoe. Also: a piece attached to the heel of a boot or shoe in order to prevent wear.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > footwear > parts of footwear > [noun] > heel > parts of

lift1677

heeltap1688

heel piece1841

top lift1842

heel lift1844

heel brace1859

heel breast1873

riser1928

1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. 324/2 A false quarter shooe..hath one of the Heel Taps cut off.

1770 R. Griffith Lett. Henry & Frances (ed. 3) III. cccxxxiii. 50 I..struck off a Heel-tap from each of his Boots.

1801 ‘P. Pindar’ Out at Last! 10 With heeltaps, toe-caps, soles for worn-out Fame.

1834 A. Conolly Journey to North of India Overland I. xvii. 350 From Shirauz come dates, tobacco, lemon juice, lacquer work, mats, and ivory heel-taps.

1888 Criminal Law Mag. Nov. 892 The correspondence between the heel-tap on the prisoner's left shoe and the impression made by a heel-tap on the ground.

1920 N.Y. Times 15 Aug. 11/4 It was found that $25,000 worth of leather heel taps had been damaged by the water.

1929 Clearfield (Pa.) Progress 10 May 3 A special shoe for the young fellow is the oxford with wide toe, narrow heel, black calfskin, and with metal heel tap.

1954 J. Steinbeck Sweet Thursday 136 Run up the street to Wildock's and get new heel-taps on these [sc. shoes].

2014 L. M. Hulsman Summer at Castle Stone 39 A plastic grocery sack in which I carried an overdue library book and a pair of shoes that needed heel taps.

a. slang. A small amount of alcoholic drink left at the bottom of a glass.Frequently as part of a call or toast to drain one's glass to the last drop.

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the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > [noun] > dregs or lees in vessel or cask

drastc1000

drosenc1000

drega1300

lagsa1525

bottom1563

snuff1592

tilta1603

tilting1611

heeltap1753

dunder1774

tops and bottoms1905

1753 G. A. Stevens 120 New Comic Songs 29 Come, my Lads, drink about, No Sky-lights, no Heel-taps, but fill, and drink fair.

1780 F. Pilon Humours of Election 19 Now..you must give us a round of bumper toasts, and I'll forfeit you a glass of salt and water, if you leave a heeltap behind you.

1820 P. B. Shelley Œdipus Tyrannus ii. 40 All. A toast! a toast!.. Dakry. No heel-taps—darken day-lights!

1841 C. Dickens Old Curiosity Shop ii. lxii. 149 Toss it off, don't leave any heeltap.

1854 Southern Lit. Messenger Feb. 121/1 The boys tried to teach him to drink the heel-taps in the glasses and to chew tobacco.

1859 L. Oliphant Narr. Earl of Elgin's Mission China & Japan I. 203 Obliging us to turn over our glasses each time as a security against heel-taps.

1930 Amer. Mercury Dec. 435 Drinking member of team must drink three martinis at bar, down the steps and swim to his boat. (Absolutely no heel-taps allowed.)

1933 C. St. J. Sprigg Fatality in Fleet St. v. 55 Wait, I have still a heel-tap. I must drink a toast.

1999 C. Dexter Remorseful Day (2001) xxxiv. 135 Two unwashed wine-glasses..stood on the draining board, a heel-tap of red in each of them.

b. In extended use: the last part or remnant (of something), the fag end; spec. the crusty end of a loaf of bread, or the rind of a cheese (cf. heel n.¹ 9).

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the world > relative properties > wholeness > incompleteness > part of whole > that which is left or remainder > [noun] > remaining fragment

stobc1420

end1481

stump1516

fragment1531

stuba1533

remainder?1570

remain1572

fag1582

snub1590

remnant1597

butt1612

heeltap1776

hagsnar1796

tag-end1807

shank1828

nuba1834

nubbin1857

snar1892

1776 London Packet 11 Nov. The first real campaign, or rather..the heel-tap of a campaign against an American rabble.

1894 R. D. Blackmore Perlycross I. x. 140 Her heart was full again, and the heel-tap of a sob would have been behind her words.

1923 Age (Melbourne) 3 Sept. 10/6 [They] can be depended upon to fight for every point to the last heel tap of their strength.

1954 S. T. Warner Flint Anchor 86 She..threw away the heeltaps of pomade and bandoline which were part of the dull landscape of her dressing-table.

1975 J. Gould Maine Lingo 129 ‘I hosey the heel tap!’ is the cry of the alert child who first notices that Mother is starting a new loaf.

2008 Press (Christchurch, N.Z.) (Nexis) 8 May 2 Mix 300g pork mince with 50g finely grated hard cheese (pecorino, parmesan, aged cheddar, or a heeltap of any cheese gone hard).

Compounds

† heel-tap glass n. Obsolete rare a footless drinking glass which can only be set down once its contents have been drained.

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1897 Pall Mall Mag. June 158 Old heel-tap glasses with toasts engraved round the rim.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	heeltap
释义	heeltapn. Brit. /ˈhiːltap/, U.S. /ˈhilˌtæp/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: heel n.¹, tap n.² Etymology: < heel n.¹ + tap n.² 1. Any of the layers of leather or other material which comprise the heel of a boot or shoe. Also: a piece attached to the heel of a boot or shoe in order to prevent wear. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > footwear > parts of footwear > [noun] > heel > parts of lift1677 heeltap1688 heel piece1841 top lift1842 heel lift1844 heel brace1859 heel breast1873 riser1928 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. 324/2 A false quarter shooe..hath one of the Heel Taps cut off. 1770 R. Griffith Lett. Henry & Frances (ed. 3) III. cccxxxiii. 50 I..struck off a Heel-tap from each of his Boots. 1801 ‘P. Pindar’ Out at Last! 10 With heeltaps, toe-caps, soles for worn-out Fame. 1834 A. Conolly Journey to North of India Overland I. xvii. 350 From Shirauz come dates, tobacco, lemon juice, lacquer work, mats, and ivory heel-taps. 1888 Criminal Law Mag. Nov. 892 The correspondence between the heel-tap on the prisoner's left shoe and the impression made by a heel-tap on the ground. 1920 N.Y. Times 15 Aug. 11/4 It was found that $25,000 worth of leather heel taps had been damaged by the water. 1929 Clearfield (Pa.) Progress 10 May 3 A special shoe for the young fellow is the oxford with wide toe, narrow heel, black calfskin, and with metal heel tap. 1954 J. Steinbeck Sweet Thursday 136 Run up the street to Wildock's and get new heel-taps on these [sc. shoes]. 2014 L. M. Hulsman Summer at Castle Stone 39 A plastic grocery sack in which I carried an overdue library book and a pair of shoes that needed heel taps. 2. a. slang. A small amount of alcoholic drink left at the bottom of a glass.Frequently as part of a call or toast to drain one's glass to the last drop. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > [noun] > dregs or lees in vessel or cask drastc1000 drosenc1000 drega1300 lagsa1525 bottom1563 snuff1592 tilta1603 tilting1611 heeltap1753 dunder1774 tops and bottoms1905 1753 G. A. Stevens 120 New Comic Songs 29 Come, my Lads, drink about, No Sky-lights, no Heel-taps, but fill, and drink fair. 1780 F. Pilon Humours of Election 19 Now..you must give us a round of bumper toasts, and I'll forfeit you a glass of salt and water, if you leave a heeltap behind you. 1820 P. B. Shelley Œdipus Tyrannus ii. 40 All. A toast! a toast!.. Dakry. No heel-taps—darken day-lights! 1841 C. Dickens Old Curiosity Shop ii. lxii. 149 Toss it off, don't leave any heeltap. 1854 Southern Lit. Messenger Feb. 121/1 The boys tried to teach him to drink the heel-taps in the glasses and to chew tobacco. 1859 L. Oliphant Narr. Earl of Elgin's Mission China & Japan I. 203 Obliging us to turn over our glasses each time as a security against heel-taps. 1930 Amer. Mercury Dec. 435 Drinking member of team must drink three martinis at bar, down the steps and swim to his boat. (Absolutely no heel-taps allowed.) 1933 C. St. J. Sprigg Fatality in Fleet St. v. 55 Wait, I have still a heel-tap. I must drink a toast. 1999 C. Dexter Remorseful Day (2001) xxxiv. 135 Two unwashed wine-glasses..stood on the draining board, a heel-tap of red in each of them. b. In extended use: the last part or remnant (of something), the fag end; spec. the crusty end of a loaf of bread, or the rind of a cheese (cf. heel n.¹ 9). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > incompleteness > part of whole > that which is left or remainder > [noun] > remaining fragment stobc1420 end1481 stump1516 fragment1531 stuba1533 remainder?1570 remain1572 fag1582 snub1590 remnant1597 butt1612 heeltap1776 hagsnar1796 tag-end1807 shank1828 nuba1834 nubbin1857 snar1892 1776 London Packet 11 Nov. The first real campaign, or rather..the heel-tap of a campaign against an American rabble. 1894 R. D. Blackmore Perlycross I. x. 140 Her heart was full again, and the heel-tap of a sob would have been behind her words. 1923 Age (Melbourne) 3 Sept. 10/6 [They] can be depended upon to fight for every point to the last heel tap of their strength. 1954 S. T. Warner Flint Anchor 86 She..threw away the heeltaps of pomade and bandoline which were part of the dull landscape of her dressing-table. 1975 J. Gould Maine Lingo 129 ‘I hosey the heel tap!’ is the cry of the alert child who first notices that Mother is starting a new loaf. 2008 Press (Christchurch, N.Z.) (Nexis) 8 May 2 Mix 300g pork mince with 50g finely grated hard cheese (pecorino, parmesan, aged cheddar, or a heeltap of any cheese gone hard). Compounds † heel-tap glass n. Obsolete rare a footless drinking glass which can only be set down once its contents have been drained. ΚΠ 1897 Pall Mall Mag. June 158 Old heel-tap glasses with toasts engraved round the rim. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > see also also refers to : † heel-tapv.¹ also refers to : heel-tapv.² < n.1688 see also
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heeltapn.

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