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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Heeler

· Heel·er · IPA
01 n. A cock that strikes well with his heels or spurs.
  1. 1.
    A cock that strikes well with his heels or spurs.
  2. 2.
    A dependent and subservient hanger-on of a political patron.[Political Cant, U. S.]
    “The army of hungry heelers who do their bidding.” — The Century.