heelball

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noun

A mixture of wax and lampblack used to polish shoes, and in brass rubbing.

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Meanings

nounheelball (plural heelballs)

plural heelballs

  1. A mixture of wax and lampblack used to polish shoes, and in brass rubbing.

Origin

From heel + ball?

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Cite this entry
APA

heelball. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heelball

MLA

“heelball.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heelball. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heelball,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heelball.

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