at a person's heels

at a person's heels
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  • heel — {{11}}heel (n.1) back of the foot, O.E. hela, from P.Gmc. *hanhilon (Cf. O.N. hæll, O.Fris. hel, Du. hiel), from PIE *kenk heel, bend of the knee (Cf. O.E. hoh hock ). Meaning back of a shoe or boot is c.1400. Down at heels (1732) refers to heels …   Etymology dictionary

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  • heeler — /hee leuhr/, n. 1. a person who heels shoes. 2. See ward heeler. [1630 40; HEEL1 + ER1] * * * …   Universalium

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  • heel — I. /hil / (say heel) noun 1. (in humans) the back part of the foot, below and behind the ankle. 2. an analogous part in other vertebrates. 3. either hind foot or hoof of some animals, as the horse. 4. the part of a stocking, shoe, or the like,… …  

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