2. (Carp.)
Defn: The post to which a gate or door is hinged.
3. (Engineering)
Defn: The quoin post of a lock gate.
HEELSPUR
Heel"spur`, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A slender bony or cartilaginous process developed from the heel bone of bats. It helps to support the wing membranes. See Illust. of Cheiropter.
HEELTAP
Heel"tap`, n.
1. One of the segments of leather in the heel of a shoe.
2. A small portion of liquor left in a glass after drinking. "Bumpers around and no heeltaps." Sheridan.
HEELTAP
Heel"tap`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Heeltapped; p. pr. & vb. n.
Heeltapping.]