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The Heele of the Maine-mast, fore-Mast, or Missen, is nothing but that part, which is pared away a little, slaunting on the aftward-side of the foote of the mast, like a heele, to give the mast leave to be stayed aftward on; as the Flemmings doe especially; But the heeles of the top-masts are squares, and in that they put the fid of the top-mast.