Definition of heel

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Heel (n.) In a small arm, the corner of the but which is upwards in the firing position..

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Movement :: Movement (n.) A system of mechanism for transmitting motion of a definite character, or for transforming motion; as, the wheelwork of a watch..
Yerk :: Yerk (v. i.) To throw out the heels; to kick; to jerk.
Peirameter :: Peirameter (n.) A dynamometer for measuring the force required to draw wheel carriages on roads of different constructions.
Brush :: Brush (n.) The act of brushing; as, to give one's clothes a brush; a rubbing or grazing with a quick motion; a light touch; as, we got a brush from the wheel as it passed..
Lignum-vitae :: Lignum-vitae (n.) A tree (Guaiacum officinale) found in the warm latitudes of America, from which the guaiacum of medicine is procured. Its wood is very hard and heavy, and is used for various mechanical purposes, as for the wheels of ships' blocks, cogs, bearings, and the like. See Guaiacum..
Marker :: Marker (n.) The soldier who forms the pilot of a wheeling column, or marks the direction of an alignment..
Heel :: Heel (n.) Anything regarded as like a human heel in shape; a protuberance; a knob.
Rowel :: Rowel (n.) A little flat ring or wheel on horses' bits.
Rotated :: Rotated (a.) Turned round, as a wheel; also, wheel-shaped; rotate..
Volante :: Volante (n.) A cumbrous two-wheeled pleasure carriage used in Cuba.
Caster :: Caster (n.) A small wheel on a swivel, on which furniture is supported and moved..
Sheal :: Sheal (n.) Same as Sheeling.
Barker''s Mill :: Barker's mill () A machine, invented in the 17th century, worked by a form of reaction wheel. The water flows into a vertical tube and gushes from apertures in hollow horizontal arms, causing the machine to revolve on its axis..
Truck :: Truck (v. i.) A small wheel, as of a vehicle; specifically (Ord.), a small strong wheel, as of wood or iron, for a gun carriage..
Nauropometer :: Nauropometer (n.) An instrument for measuring the amount which a ship heels at sea.
Four-wheeler :: Four-wheeler (n.) A vehicle having four wheels.
Wallower :: Wallower (n.) A lantern wheel; a trundle.
Wheel-shaped :: Wheel-shaped (a.) Expanding into a flat, circular border at top, with scarcely any tube; as, a wheel-shaped corolla..
Roll :: Roll (n.) To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on an axis; to impel forward by causing to turn over and over on a supporting surface; as, to roll a wheel, a ball, or a barrel..
Start :: Start (v. i.) The curved or inclined front and bottom of a water-wheel bucket.
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