heelplate

[ heel-pleyt ]

noun

1. a small metal plate attached to the heel of a shoe to protect it against excessive wear.

Word History and Origins

Origin of heelplate¹

First recorded in 1840–50; heel ¹ + plate ¹

Example Sentences

As quick, the heelplate strikes the alert gunner's shoulder, and, as if in response to the shock, the short unechoed report jars the silence of the woods.

From Project Gutenberg

Few men can use the rifle as the Canadian bush rancher can, and there was a flash from the muzzle as the heelplate touched his shoulder.

From Project Gutenberg