heeltap

Definitions

1. A piece or wedge that raises the heel of a shoe.
2. A small amount of (especially alcoholic) drink remaining at the bottom of a glass.
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Examples

“A heeltap! a heeltap! I never could bear⟳ it! So fill⟳ me a bumper, a bumper of Claret! Let⟳ the bottle pass⟳ freely, don't shirk it nor spare⟳ it, For a heeltap! a heeltap! I never could bear⟳ it.”

“"He's a good fellow, anyway, if he is a teetotaler!" "Drink⟳ his health!" "Give⟳ him a rouser, and no heeltaps!"”

“We had the heeltaps of bottles as well, so that we often drank too much—a good thing, for one seemed to work⟳ faster when partially drunk.”

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