• Well-heeled

    Origin

    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.

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    Adjective

    well-heeled

    1. rich; affluent; prosperous
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