heeltap

Etymology

From heel + tap.

noun

  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.“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.”

verb

  1. To add a piece of leather to the heel of (a shoe, boot, etc.).