Heel Tap (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Heel Tap

A peg in the heel of a shoe, taken out when it is finished. A person leaving any liquor in his glass, is frequently called upon by the toast-master to take off his heel-tap.

Definition taken from The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, originally by Francis Grose.

Heels * Hell

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Nathan Bailey's 1736 Dictionary of canting and thieving slang

John S. Farmer's collection of canting songs and slang rhymes

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To Heave
Heaver
Heavers
Hector
Hedge
Hedge Alehouse
Hedge Creeper
Hedge Priest
Hedge Whore
Heels
Heel Tap
Hell
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Hell Cat
Hell Hound
Hell Fire Dick
Helter Skelter
Hemp
Hempen Fever
Hempen Widow
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