Definitions for heel-and-toe

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heel-and-toe heel-and-toe

Spelling: [heel-uh n-toh]

IPA: /ˈhil ənˈtoʊ/

Heel-And-Toe is a 12 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 7 points.

You can make 450 anagrams from letters in heel-and-toe (--adeeehlnot).

Definitions for heel-and-toe

adjective

1. noting a pace, as in walking contests, in which the heel of the front foot touches ground before the toes of the rear one leave it.

Origin of heel-and-toe

First recorded in 1810-20

Examples for heel-and-toe

This produced the heel-and-toe action treadle, a familiar part of the sewing machine until its replacement by the electric motor.

The manner in which "heel-and-toe" was employed and varied, some abler historian may record.

But these methods have been rendered obsolete by the heel-and-toe technique of the playerpiano.