heeled

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/hiːld/

adjective

Having a heel (of a specified type).

“high-heeled boots”

Less commonFirst used 19th c.Scrabble 10

Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of heel
adjectiveheeled (comparative more heeled, superlative most heeled)

comparative more heeled · superlative most heeled

  1. in compoundsoftenHaving a heel (of a specified type).

    high-heeled boots

  2. archaicPrepared, especially armed with a weapon.First known use 19th c.

    I was heeled also, and I held up my gun to scare him off and let me get away.

    1903, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventure of the Dancing Men, Norton, published 2005, page 896
  3. slangWealthy; having enough money.First known use 19th c.

    I have a large apt. could accommodate you. Tell Neal to come too if he is heeled.

    1949 September 26, William S. Burroughs, “To Jack Kerouac”, in Oliver Harris, editor, The Letters of William S. Burroughs, 1945–1959, New York: Penguin, published 1993, →ISBN, page 53

Origin

  1. Middle Englishhele
  2. Englishheel
  3. Englishheeled

From heel + -ed.

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Translations

Finnish -korkoinen, varustautunut
  • -korkoinenhaving a heel, often of a specified type
  • varustautunutprepared, especially armed with a weapon

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