noun
- a waxy substance used for polishing shoes and leather
- a mixture of wax and lampblack used for making rubbings of brass plates or stone inscriptions
Usage: specialized
Examples
- The cobbler applied heelball to restore the shine to the old leather boots.
- She rubbed heelball into the scuffed areas of her shoes.
- The museum curator used heelball to make a rubbing of the medieval brass plaque.
- Traditional shoemakers still prefer heelball over modern synthetic polishes.
- He carried a small tin of heelball in his shoe repair kit.
- The brass rubbing required careful application of heelball to capture all the details.