heelpiece

Noun

 * 1) A piece of armour to protect the heels.
 * 2) * January 15 1753,, in Letters to His Son, published in 1774
 * Courts are to be the theatres of your wars, where you should be always as completely armed, and even with the addition of a heelpiece.
 * 1) A piece of leather fixed on the heel of a shoe.
 * 2)  The end.