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heel-and-toe

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heel-and-toe

[heel-uhn-toh]
–adjective
noting a pace, as in walking contests, in which the heel of the front foot touches ground before the toes of the rear one leave it.

Origin:
1810–20
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heel-and-toe   (hēl'ən-tō')
adj.  Characterized by a stride in which the heel of one foot touches ground before the toe of the other foot is lifted, as in walking races.
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