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here's one phrase that OED has got covered! :)
heeled 1. Furnished with a heel or heel-like projection
2. a. Provided, equipped; armed, esp. with a revolver. slang (orig. U.S.).
1866 ‘MARK TWAIN’ Lett. fr. Hawaii (1967) 86 In Virginia City, in former times, the insulted party..would lay his hand gently on his six-shooter and say, ‘Are you heeled?’ 1873 J. H. BEADLE Undevel. West 351 To travel long out West a man must be, in the local phrase, ‘well heeled’. 1915 A. CONAN DOYLE Valley of Fear II. i. 153 ‘Halloa, mate!’ said he. ‘You seem heeled and ready.’ 1956 ‘E. MCBAIN’ Cop Hater (1958) v. 47 ‘Were you heeled when they pulled you in?’..‘We didn't even have a water pistol between us.’
b. Provided with money. Usu. preceded by well. slang (orig. U.S.).
1880 Pacific Metropolis (San Francisco) 12 June 8/4 His friends want him to go ‘heeled’ and so they've got up the biggest sort of a bill for..next Wednesday night. 1897 E. W. BRODHEAD Bound in Shallows 153, I ain't so well-heeled right now. 1936 J. CURTIS Gilt Kid v. 51 He had done a gaff and was well heeled with dough. 1965 G. MCINNES Road to Gundagai x. 176 Dr. Crapp was a prominent dentist... He was therefore obviously well heeled. 1968 Daily Tel. (Colour Suppl.) 19/1 Though the million and a quarter left by his grandfather has been spread among a large family he is still well-heeled enough.
edit: re kablingy; that's one that hasn't made it into OneLook yet! <drool>
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