rubber heeln.

Brit.

/rʌbə ˈhiːl/, U.S.

/ˌrəbər ˈhil/ (in sense 2 also)Brit.

/ˈrʌbə hiːl/, U.S.

/ˈrəbər ˌhil/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rubber n.¹, heel n.¹

Etymology: < rubber n.¹ + heel n.¹In sense 2 with reference to the ability to move stealthily in shoes with rubber heels; compare gumshoe n. 2.

1. A shoe heel made of rubber.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > footwear > parts of footwear > [noun] > heel > types of

heelc1400

cork1609

Polonia heel1613

high heel1645

French heel1651

spur box1862

rubber heel1867

boot-heel1870

Louis Quinze1875

Louis heel1906

Cuban heel1908

brogue heel1927

spike heel1929

stiletto heel1931

wedge-heel1939

stiletto1953

wedge1959

stacked heel1960

stilt heel1973

1866 West Eau Claire (Wisconsin) Argus 21 Mar. E. M. Stephens has sold his patent rubber heel stiffening to a company now organized under the laws of Massachusetts for the manufacture and sale of them.]

1867 6th Ann. Rep. State Board Agric. Michigan 331 One pair patent rubber heels.

1916 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 23 July 10/6 The best rubber heel costs only 10¢ more.

1974 G. Hale & N. Roberts Doctor in Pract. ii. 22 They must not make a clatter in the ward, which meant having rubber heels fitted to their shoes.

2006 C. Morton How to walk in High Heels 24 Leather toecaps and rubber heels are essential regular maintenance.

2. slang. A person who investigates the conduct of members of his or her own organization; spec. an internal police investigator. Also in plural with singular agreement.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > law enforcement > investigation of crime > [noun] > investigation of associates > one who

rubber heel1919

rubber heeler1925

the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > secret observation, spying > [noun] > on a colleague > person engaged in

rubber heel1919

rubber heeler1925

1919 Chicago Tribune 28 July 12/6 I gets to the chief dick..and I tells him cold—I wanna be a rubberheel.

1942 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §458/16 ‘Spotter.’ (One who spys upon employees.)..rubber-heel.

1970 G. F. Newman Sir, You Bastard 12 It was the detail that led the Rubber Heels to Shepherds Market.

1975 Listener 6 Feb. 163/3 ‘Have those five-day wonders and rubber heels never copped a drop or fitted someone up?’ (Have those graduates from the Police College investigating a complaint against an officer never accepted a bribe or planted evidence?)

1997 I. Rankin Black & Blue (1998) i. 10 ‘Your word against his?’ ‘Right.’ ‘The rubber-heels will kick it out.’ ‘I suppose so.’

Compounds

General attributive (in sense 2), as rubber-heel boy, rubber-heel inquiry, rubber-heel mob.

ΚΠ

1962 T. Parker & R. Allerton Courage of his Convictions iv. 152 Stamper thought he'd be clever and he phoned the rubber-heel mob at Scotland Yard.

1971 Daily Tel. 18 Sept. 1/7 They led to investigations into the conduct of police officers by senior detectives. To all British police forces this type of investigation is known as a ‘rubber heel’ inquiry.

1976 P. Ferris Detective vii. 110 They were the rubber-heel boys, the policemen who investigated policemen.

1982 P. Inchbald Sweet Short Grass ix. 81 CIB2 was the rubber-heel mob, part of the Complaints Investigation Bureau, and its job was smelling out corrupt policemen.

Derivatives

ˈrubber heeler n. = sense 2.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > law enforcement > investigation of crime > [noun] > investigation of associates > one who

rubber heel1919

rubber heeler1925

the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > secret observation, spying > [noun] > on a colleague > person engaged in

rubber heel1919

rubber heeler1925

1925 New Castle (Pa.) News 31 Oct. 13/4 Here we have men and women of all walks of life, all degrees of thought and all faiths. Naturally they are interested in the officials under whose administration they must live. But the ‘rubber heeler’ does not take this into consideration.

1977 F. Webb Go for Out v. 71 The Metropolitan Police owned four such vehicles for use by their crime squads, rubber-heelers, or the Special Branch.

2001 M. Hayder Treatment (2002) xxxiii. 388 I don't want the rubber heelers looking at you—they look at you and pretty soon they're looking at the whole unit.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rubber heel
释义	rubber heeln. Brit. /rʌbə ˈhiːl/, U.S. /ˌrəbər ˈhil/ (in sense 2 also)Brit. /ˈrʌbə hiːl/, U.S. /ˈrəbər ˌhil/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rubber n.¹, heel n.¹ Etymology: < rubber n.¹ + heel n.¹In sense 2 with reference to the ability to move stealthily in shoes with rubber heels; compare gumshoe n. 2. 1. A shoe heel made of rubber. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > footwear > parts of footwear > [noun] > heel > types of heelc1400 cork1609 Polonia heel1613 high heel1645 French heel1651 spur box1862 rubber heel1867 boot-heel1870 Louis Quinze1875 Louis heel1906 Cuban heel1908 brogue heel1927 spike heel1929 stiletto heel1931 wedge-heel1939 stiletto1953 wedge1959 stacked heel1960 stilt heel1973 1866 West Eau Claire (Wisconsin) Argus 21 Mar. E. M. Stephens has sold his patent rubber heel stiffening to a company now organized under the laws of Massachusetts for the manufacture and sale of them.] 1867 6th Ann. Rep. State Board Agric. Michigan 331 One pair patent rubber heels. 1916 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 23 July 10/6 The best rubber heel costs only 10¢ more. 1974 G. Hale & N. Roberts Doctor in Pract. ii. 22 They must not make a clatter in the ward, which meant having rubber heels fitted to their shoes. 2006 C. Morton How to walk in High Heels 24 Leather toecaps and rubber heels are essential regular maintenance. 2. slang. A person who investigates the conduct of members of his or her own organization; spec. an internal police investigator. Also in plural with singular agreement. ΘΚΠ society > law > law enforcement > investigation of crime > [noun] > investigation of associates > one who rubber heel1919 rubber heeler1925 the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > secret observation, spying > [noun] > on a colleague > person engaged in rubber heel1919 rubber heeler1925 1919 Chicago Tribune 28 July 12/6 I gets to the chief dick..and I tells him cold—I wanna be a rubberheel. 1942 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §458/16 ‘Spotter.’ (One who spys upon employees.)..rubber-heel. 1970 G. F. Newman Sir, You Bastard 12 It was the detail that led the Rubber Heels to Shepherds Market. 1975 Listener 6 Feb. 163/3 ‘Have those five-day wonders and rubber heels never copped a drop or fitted someone up?’ (Have those graduates from the Police College investigating a complaint against an officer never accepted a bribe or planted evidence?) 1997 I. Rankin Black & Blue (1998) i. 10 ‘Your word against his?’ ‘Right.’ ‘The rubber-heels will kick it out.’ ‘I suppose so.’ Compounds General attributive (in sense 2), as rubber-heel boy, rubber-heel inquiry, rubber-heel mob. ΚΠ 1962 T. Parker & R. Allerton Courage of his Convictions iv. 152 Stamper thought he'd be clever and he phoned the rubber-heel mob at Scotland Yard. 1971 Daily Tel. 18 Sept. 1/7 They led to investigations into the conduct of police officers by senior detectives. To all British police forces this type of investigation is known as a ‘rubber heel’ inquiry. 1976 P. Ferris Detective vii. 110 They were the rubber-heel boys, the policemen who investigated policemen. 1982 P. Inchbald Sweet Short Grass ix. 81 CIB2 was the rubber-heel mob, part of the Complaints Investigation Bureau, and its job was smelling out corrupt policemen. Derivatives ˈrubber heeler n. = sense 2. ΘΚΠ society > law > law enforcement > investigation of crime > [noun] > investigation of associates > one who rubber heel1919 rubber heeler1925 the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > secret observation, spying > [noun] > on a colleague > person engaged in rubber heel1919 rubber heeler1925 1925 New Castle (Pa.) News 31 Oct. 13/4 Here we have men and women of all walks of life, all degrees of thought and all faiths. Naturally they are interested in the officials under whose administration they must live. But the ‘rubber heeler’ does not take this into consideration. 1977 F. Webb Go for Out v. 71 The Metropolitan Police owned four such vehicles for use by their crime squads, rubber-heelers, or the Special Branch. 2001 M. Hayder Treatment (2002) xxxiii. 388 I don't want the rubber heelers looking at you—they look at you and pretty soon they're looking at the whole unit. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1867
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