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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Heelpath

· Heel·path · IPA
01 n. The bank of a canal opposite, and corresponding to, that of the towpath; berm.
  1. 1.
    The bank of a canal opposite, and corresponding to, that of the towpath; berm.[U. S.]
    “The Cowles found convenient spiles sunk in the heelpath.” — The Century.