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heeled, ppl. a.|hiːld|
[f. heel n.1, v.1 + -ed.]
1. Furnished with a heel or heel-like projection; esp. in comb., as long-heeled.
1562J. Heywood Epigr. (1867) 134 A hart in a heelde hose, can neuer do weele. 1698Fryer Acc. E. India & P. 245 Persian Boots (which are low-heel'd and good cordovan Leather). 1704Lond. Gaz. No. 4034/4 A short Negro Man, long Heel'd. 1711‘J. Distaff’ Char. Don Sacheverellio 3 A pair of Red-heel'd Shooes. 1854Woodward Mollusca (1856) 299 Foot large, heeled.
2. a. Provided, equipped; armed, esp. with a revolver. slang (orig. U.S.).
1866‘Mark Twain’ Lett. fr. Hawaii (1967) 86 In Virginia City, in former times, the insulted party..would lay his hand gently on his six-shooter and say, ‘Are you heeled?’ 1873J. H. Beadle Undevel. West 351 To travel long out West a man must be, in the local phrase, ‘well heeled’. 1883Leisure Hour 282/2 The ratio of ‘heeled’ citizens increased..the meekest-looking individual having one [revolver]. 1887A. A. Hayas in Jesuit's Ring 227 You fellows would want to go well heeled. 1915A. Conan Doyle Valley of Fear ii. i. 153 ‘Halloa, mate!’ said he. ‘You seem heeled and ready.’ 1928‘I. Hay’ Poor Gentleman xvii. 284 A scattered shot or two rang out—doubtless some of the defenders were ‘heeled’. 1956‘E. McBain’ Cop Hater (1958) v. 47 ‘Were you heeled when they pulled you in?’..‘We didn't even have a water pistol between us.’
b. Provided with money. Usu. preceded by well. slang (orig. U.S.).
1880Pacific Metropolis (San Francisco) 12 June 8/4 His friends want him to go ‘heeled’ and so they've got up the biggest sort of a bill for..next Wednesday night. 1897E. W. Brodhead Bound in Shallows 153, I ain't so well-heeled right now. 1936J. Curtis Gilt Kid v. 51 He had done a gaff and was well heeled with dough. 1965G. McInnes Road to Gundagai x. 176 Dr. Crapp was a prominent dentist... He was therefore obviously well heeled. 1968Daily Tel. (Colour Suppl.) 19/1 Though the million and a quarter left by his grandfather has been spread among a large family he is still well-heeled enough.
3. Golf. Struck or given with the ‘heel’ of a club.
1890Hutchinson Golf 63 The tendency of the ‘heeled’ ball to fly to the right. 1891Field 7 Mar. 349/1 A heeled tee stroke at this point is sure to lie in tufty grass.
4. heeled bet: in card games (see quot.).
1923L. H. Dawson Hoyle's Games Modernized 274 A ‘heeled Bet’ is said to be one in which the counters of the stake are placed diagonally across from one card to another signifying that the punter is playing both cards to win. |