What does "heeltap" mean?
Heeltap: A small portion of liquor left in a glass after drinking. "Bumpers around and no heeltaps." Sheridan.
Additional senses
- 2.To add a piece of leather to the heel of (a shoe, boot, etc.)
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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