The Collaborative International Dictionary
Heelpiece
Heelpiece \Heel"piece`\, n.
A piece of armor to protect the heels.
--Chesterfield.A piece of leather fixed on the heel of a shoe.
The end. ``The heelpiece of his book.''
--Lloyd.
Wiktionary
heelpiece
n. 1 A piece of armour to protect the heels. 2 A piece of leather fixed on the heel of a shoe. 3 (context figuratively English) The end.