Definition of heel

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Heel (n.) A cyma reversa; -- so called by workmen.

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Wheel-worn :: Wheel-worn (a.) Worn by the action of wheels; as, a wheel-worn road..
Telltale :: Telltale (n.) A mechanical attachment to the steering wheel, which, in the absence of a tiller, shows the position of the helm..
Snakehead :: Snakehead (n.) A loose, bent-up end of one of the strap rails, or flat rails, formerly used on American railroads. It was sometimes so bent by the passage of a train as to slip over a wheel and pierce the bottom of a car..
Beam :: Beam (n.) A heavy iron lever having an oscillating motion on a central axis, one end of which is connected with the piston rod from which it receives motion, and the other with the crank of the wheel shaft; -- called also working beam or walking beam..
Scheele''s Green :: Scheele's green () See under Green.
Wheeler :: Wheeler (n.) A wheel horse. See under Wheel.
Heeltap :: Heeltap (v. t.) To add a piece of leather to the heel of (a shoe, boot, etc.).
Wheel :: Wheel (n.) A rolling or revolving body; anything of a circular form; a disk; an orb.
Heel :: Heel (n.) The after end of a ship's keel.
Race :: Race (n.) The current of water that turns a water wheel, or the channel in which it flows; a mill race..
Heel :: Heel (n.) The uppermost part of the blade of a sword, next to the hilt..
Splasher :: Splashboard (n.) A guard in the front part of vehicle, to prevent splashing by a mud or water from the horse's heels; -- in the United States commonly called dashboard..
Depth :: Depth (n.) A pair of toothed wheels which work together.
Fan :: Fan (n.) Any revolving vane or vanes used for producing currents of air, in winnowing grain, blowing a fire, ventilation, etc., or for checking rapid motion by the resistance of the air; a fan blower; a fan wheel..
Hansom Cab :: Hansom cab () A light, low, two-wheeled covered carriage with the driver's seat elevated behind, the reins being passed over the top..
Kibed :: Kibed (a.) Chapped; cracked with cold; affected with chilblains; as kibed heels.
Pivot :: Pivot (n.) A fixed pin or short axis, on the end of which a wheel or other body turns..
Rowel :: Rowel (n.) The little wheel of a spur, with sharp points..
Roundabout :: Roundabout (n.) A horizontal wheel or frame, commonly with wooden horses, etc., on which children ride; a merry-go-round..
Water Wheel :: Water wheel () A wheel for raising water; a noria, or the like..
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