heeled

English

Etymology

heel +‎ -ed

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hiːld/

Verb

heeled

1. simple past and past participle of heel

Adjective

heeled (comparative more heeled, superlative most heeled)

1. Having a heel (often of a specified type, as in high-heeled etc.).
2. (archaic) Prepared, especially armed with a weapon. [from 19th c.]
   • 1903, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, "The Adventure of the Dancing Men," Norton (2005 edition), p. 896:

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

3. (slang) Wealthy; having enough money. [from 19th c.]
   • 1949, William S. Burroughs, in Harris (ed.), Letters 1945–59, Penguin 2009, p. 53:

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

Derived terms

compound adjectives of the sense “having a heel of some type”

• feather-heeled
• light-heeled
• round-heeled
• spring-heeled
• spur-heeled

 

Related terms

• well-heeled