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The phrase "a heel of" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to refer to a piece or portion of bread, often the end piece, but can also be used metaphorically in other contexts.
Example: "I only have a heel of bread left, so I need to buy more for the sandwiches."
Alternatives: "a crust of" or "a end piece of".
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Braeburn, named for an apple, is Rebecca almost all the way, with maybe half of a heel of a Manolo thrown in.
Possibly there was a heel of moldy cheese on a door shelf above the expired ketchup, but I averted my eyes too quickly for positive identification.
"They're real stylish but they're still comfortable," said Ms. Broughton, who said she usually wears a heel of at least three inches.
There was a time when I'd gladly accept a bit of hard tack and a heel of New Zealand Cheddar from the waiter and be grateful that he deigned to serve me at all.
All have given me an irreplaceable sense of comfort since I first moved here: even youthful rebellion loses force in the face of a chunk of Parmigiano-Reggiano and a heel of bread -- not to mention a good cannoli.
A raw onion, a heel of bread and some red wine is enough for me", and after he pressed money on her, she promptly handed it over to a beggar.
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Carolyn handed Five a crunchy heel of baguette and gave the skillet another shake.
Inflation remains an Achilles' heel of the British economy.
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