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OP Date: Thu Dec 17 00:04:27 EST 1998
Subject: A.Word.A.Day--down-at-the-heel
down-at-heel (doun-at-HEEL) or down-at-the-heel adjective
1. Worn out from long use or neglect; dilapidated.
2. Shabbily dressed because of poverty; seedy.
A really obsolete phrase. When making a pair of shoes took
several hours of a skilled craftsman's time, shoes were expensive, and worn as long as possible. The heels of shoes
wear faster than the soles, and the wear is more readily
noticed. Shoe are mass-produced now, and relatively cheap.
Today few people betray their poverty by the condition of
their shoes.
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted down-at-the-heel wwh 02/23/04 04:35 PM Re: down-at-the-heel Buffalo Shrdlu 02/23/04 04:40 PM Re: down-at-the-heel wwh 02/23/04 04:51 PM Re: down-at-the-heel Bingley 02/25/04 05:28 AM
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