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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Chaise :: Chaise (n.) A two-wheeled carriage for two persons, with a calash top, and the body hung on leather straps, or thorough-braces. It is usually drawn by one horse..
Scotch :: Scotch (n.) A chock, wedge, prop, or other support, to prevent slipping; as, a scotch for a wheel or a log on inclined ground..
Heelpiece :: Heelpiece (n.) A piece of armor to protect the heels.
Wheelwork :: Wheelwork (n.) A combination of wheels, and their connection, in a machine or mechanism..
Car :: Car (n.) A small vehicle moved on wheels; usually, one having but two wheels and drawn by one horse; a cart..
Pallet :: Pallet (n.) A potter's wheel.
Carriage :: Carriage (n.) A wheeled vehicle for persons, esp. one designed for elegance and comfort..
Heelpiece :: Heelpiece (n.) The end.
Turn :: Turn (n.) The act of turning; movement or motion about, or as if about, a center or axis; revolution; as, the turn of a wheel..
Heel :: Heel (n.) The after end of a ship's keel.
Treadmill :: Treadmill (n.) A mill worked by persons treading upon steps on the periphery of a wide wheel having a horizontal axis. It is used principally as a means of prison discipline. Also, a mill worked by horses, dogs, etc., treading an endless belt..
Cart :: Cart (n.) A two-wheeled vehicle for the ordinary purposes of husbandry, or for transporting bulky and heavy articles..
Crown Wheel :: Crown wheel () A wheel with cogs or teeth set at right angles to its plane; -- called also a contrate wheel or face wheel.
Trundle :: Trundle (v. i.) A lantern wheel. See under Lantern.
Operameter :: Operameter (n.) An instrument or machine for measuring work done, especially for ascertaining the number of rotations made by a machine or wheel in manufacturing cloth; a counter..
Squat :: Squat (n.) The posture of one that sits on his heels or hams, or close to the ground..
Shoe :: Shoe (n.) A drag, or sliding piece of wood or iron, placed under the wheel of a loaded vehicle, to retard its motion in going down a hill..
Convoy :: Convoy (n.) A drag or brake applied to the wheels of a carriage, to check their velocity in going down a hill..
Slipper :: Slipper (n.) A kind of brake or shoe for a wagon wheel.
Skip :: Skip (n.) A basket on wheels, used in cotton factories..
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