"top piece" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: top pieces [plural]
Rhymes: -iːs Head templates: {{en-noun}} top piece (plural top pieces)
  1. (shoemaking) The part of the heel on a shoe or boot that comes into contact with the ground. Categories (topical): Footwear Translations (part of the heel on a shoe): kantalappu (Finnish)

Inflected forms

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