half-sole

noun

that part of the sole of a boot or shoe that extends from the shank to the end of the toe.

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Origin:
1860–65

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verb (used with object), half-soled, half-sol·ing.

to repair or renew (a shoe) by putting on a new half sole.

Origin:
1785–95

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half-sole

—n
1.	a sole from the shank of a shoe to the toe

—vb
2.	(tr) to replace the half-sole of (a shoe)

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