for fastening a scythe blade to the snath. — Neck and heels, the whole body. (Colloq.) — To be
at the heels of, to pursue closely; to follow hard; as, hungry want is at my heels. Otway. — To be
down at the heel, to be slovenly or in a poor plight. — To be out at the heels, to have on stockings
that are worn out; hence, to be shabby, or in a poor plight. Shak. — To cool the heels. See under
Cool. — To go heels over head, to turn over so as to bring the heels uppermost; hence, to move in
a inconsiderate, or rash, manner. — To have the heels of, to outrun. — To lay by the heels, to
fetter; to shackle; to imprison. Shak. Addison. — To show the heels, to flee; to run from. — To
take to the heels, to flee; to betake to flight. — To throw up another's heels, to trip him. Bunyan.
— To tread upon one's heels, to follow closely. Shak.
Heel
(Heel), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Heeled ; p. pr. & vb. n. Heeling.]
1. To perform by the use of the heels, as in dancing, running, and the like. [R.]
I cannot sing,
Nor heel the high lavolt.
Shak. 2. To add a heel to; as, to heel a shoe.
3. To arm with a gaff, as a cock for fighting.
Heelball
(Heel"ball`) n. A composition of wax and lampblack, used by shoemakers for polishing, and by
antiquaries in copying inscriptions.
Heeler
(Heel"er) n.
1. A cock that strikes well with his heels or spurs.
2. A dependent and subservient hanger-on of a political patron. [Political Cant, U. S.]
The army of hungry heelers who do their bidding.
The Century. Heelless
(Heel"less), a. Without a heel.
Heelpiece
(Heel"piece`) n.
1. A piece of armor to protect the heels. Chesterfield.
2. A piece of leather fixed on the heel of a shoe.
3. The end. "The heelpiece of his book." Lloyd.
Heelpost
(Heel"post`) n.
1. (Naut.) The post supporting the outer end of a propeller shaft.
2. (Carp.) The post to which a gate or door is hinged.
3. (Engineering) The quoin post of a lock gate.
Heelspur
(Heel"spur`) n. (Zoöl.) A slender bony or cartilaginous process developed from the heel bone
of bats. It helps to support the wing membranes. See Illust. of Cheiropter.
Heeltap
(Heel"tap`) n.
1. One of the segments of leather in the heel of a shoe.
2. A small portion of liquor left in a glass after drinking. "Bumpers around and no heeltaps." Sheridan.
