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 Heel, Heels.Heenan. 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Heel-tap.
 
Bumpers all round, and no heel-taps—i.e. the bumpers are to be drained to the bottom of the glass. Also, one of the thicknesses of the heel of a shoe.   1
 


 Heel, Heels.Heenan. 

 
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