British English for a small, often independently-run shop that specialises in quick shoe repairs — replacing heels, resoling, stretching leather, and sometimes cutting keys. A staple of British high streets since the mid-20th century, heel bars are known for their tiny storefronts, the smell of shoe polish and rubber, and the remarkably fast turnaround on repairs. The term distinguishes these express repair shops from full cobblers, emphasising their speed and walk-in accessibility.
He dropped his boots at the heel bar on his lunch break and picked them up with fresh soles two hours later.
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(UK) A small shop carrying out shoe repairs.
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