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well-heeled

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well-heeled

  [wel-heeld]
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–adjective Informal.
well-off; rich.
Origin:
1895–1900
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well-heeled   (wěl'hēld')
adj.  Having plenty of money; prosperous.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
well-fixed

and well-heeled
  1. mod.
    rich. : His father died and left him pretty well-fixed.
  2. mod.
    and well-healed. alcohol intoxicated. : You might say he is well-heeled. You might say he's dead drunk, too.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

well-heeled 
1897, from well (adv.) + colloq. sense of heeled (see heel (n.)).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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