Keeled vs Heeled – What’s the difference?

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Keeled vs Heeled - What's the difference?
As verbs the difference between keeled and heeled is that keeled is (keel) while heeled is (heel). As adjectives the difference between keeled and heeled is that keeled is furnished with a keel, especially a keel of a specified type while heeled is having a heel (often specified, as in high-heeled etc).

keeled

English

Verb

(head)

  • (keel)

    • Adjective

    (–)

  • Furnished with a keel, especially a keel of a specified type
    • It was a deep-keeled yacht.

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    heeled

    English

    Verb

    (head)

  • (heel)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective )

  • Having a heel (often specified, as in high-heeled etc.).
  • (archaic) Prepared, especially armed with a weapon.
  • * 1903 , , “The Adventure of the Dancing Men,” Norton (2005 edition), p. 896:
    • I was heeled also, and I held up my gun to scare him off and let me get away.

    Related terms

    * well-heeled

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