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heelball

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heel⋅ball

[heel-bawl]
–noun
a substance composed of lampblack and wax used for making rubbings or for polishing shoes.

Origin:
1790–1800; heel 1 + ball 1 , orig. the ball or undersurface of the heel
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heel·ball   (hēl'bôl')   
n.  A wax colored with lampblack that is used to stain and polish the edges of the soles and heels of shoes or to take rubbings of brass or stone inscriptions.
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