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heel-tap
ˈheel-tap, n. 1. One of the thicknesses or ‘lifts’ of leather (or other material) of which a shoe-heel is made.1688 R. Holme Armoury iii. 324/2 A false quarter shooe..hath one of the Heel Taps cut off. 1797 Wolcott (P. Pindar) Out at Last Wks. 1812 III. 494 With heeltaps, toe-caps, soles for worn ou... Oxford English Dictionary
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Heel tap sign
Heel tap sign, also called heel-jar or jar tenderness, is a clinical sign to identify appendicitis. It is found in patients with localized peritonitis. With the patient supine the right heel is elevated by 10-20 degrees is hit firmly with palm of the examiner's hand. The prehospital equivalent of th... wikipedia.org
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The Mayor of Garret
The mob enters, with Heel-Tap at their head. Heel-Tap presides over the election, as various candidates’ proposals are read aloud. Sir Jacob suggests that Heel-Tap act as the “Locum tenens” (deputy). wikipedia.org
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detectable
detectable, a. (dɪˈtɛktəb(ə)l) Also -ible. [f. detect v. + -able. The spelling -ible is according to L. analogies, but L. -tectibilis does not occur.] Capable of being detected.1655 Fuller Ch. Hist. vii. ii. 419 More were concealed by parties not detectable. 1831 Blackw. Mag. XXX. 122 No heel-tap wa... Oxford English Dictionary
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snuff
▪ I. snuff, n.1 (snʌf) Forms: 4–6 snoffe, 5 snof, 9 dial. snoff; 4–7 snuffe, 7 snuf; 6– snuff. [Of obscure origin: G. schnuppe († snupe), which agrees in sense, does not correspond phonetically.] I. 1. a. That portion of a wick, etc., which is partly consumed in the course of burning to give light, ... Oxford English Dictionary
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tap
▪ I. tap, n.1 (tæp) Forms: 1 tæppa, 4 teppe, 5–7 tappe, 7 tapp, 5– tap. [Com. Teutonic: OE. tæppa (wk. masc.) = OLG. *tappo (MDu., MLG., LG. tappe, EFris. tappe, tap, Du. tap, NFris. tâp), OHG. zapfo (MHG. zapfe, Ger. zapfen), ON. tappi (Sw. tapp, Da. tap):—OTeut. *tappon-, orig. a tapering cylindri... Oxford English Dictionary
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