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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Your Query of 'well-heeled' Resulted in 1 Matches Displaying Items 1 through 1 Definitions well-heeled adjective (pos=well-heeled) rich; affluent; prosperous Etymology: From cock-fighting sense, a well-heeled cock was provided with sharp spurs and could inflict maximum damage. Then it came along in American frontier slang to mean that one was well-equipped. In the modern sense, however, it means being armed with the most powerful weapon: money.        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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