heeltap

American  

[heel-tap] / ˈhilˌtæp /

noun

1. a layer of leather, metal, or the like in a shoe heel; a lift.

2. a small portion of liquor remaining in a glass after drinking or in a bottle after decanting.

3. dregs, sediment, or residue.

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heeltap British  

/ ˈhiːlˌtæp /

noun

1. Also called: lift.  a layer of leather, etc, in the heel of a shoe

2. a small amount of alcoholic drink left at the bottom of a glass after drinking

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Etymology

Origin of heeltap

First recorded in 1680–90; heel ¹ + tap ¹, tap ²

Example Sentences

She picked up her skirts and sang:— "First upon the heeltap, Then upon the toe."

From The Crossing by Churchill, Winston

"If I'm one too many here," said Mohr phlegmatically, rising and seizing the bottle--"I've no objection to drinking this paltry heeltap in your courtyard."

From The Children of the World by Heyse, Paul

The pilot who weathered the storm tossed off great bumpers of spiritual port; the shade of Dundas did not leave the ghost of a heeltap.

From Vanity Fair by Thackeray, William Makepeace