HEELBALL
\hˈiːlbɔːl], \hˈiːlbɔːl], \h_ˈiː_l_b_ɔː_l]\
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A composition of wax and lampblack, used by shoemakers for polishing, and by antiquaries in copying inscriptions.
By Oddity Software
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A composition of wax and lampblack, used by shoemakers for polishing, and by antiquaries in copying inscriptions.
By Noah Webster.
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A composition of bees-wax, tallow, and lampblack, used for blackening leather.
By Henry Percy Smith
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