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heelball
CIDE DICTIONARY
heelball, n.
A composition of wax and lampblack, used by shoemakers for polishing, and by antiquaries in copying inscriptions. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
heelball, n.
1 a mixture of hard wax and lampblack used by shoemakers for polishing.
2 this or a similar mixture used in brass-rubbing.
1 a mixture of hard wax and lampblack used by shoemakers for polishing.
2 this or a similar mixture used in brass-rubbing.
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