heelers

/HH IY1 L ER0 Z/
noun
  1. 1

    A gamecock that strikes well with its heels or spurs.

  2. 2

    A quick runner.

  3. 3

    A dog that readily comes to heel.

  4. 4

    A dependent and subservient hanger-on of a political patron.

  5. 5

    The rodeo performer who ropes the steer by its hind feet after the header has turned it.

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