Usually means: Neglected, shabby due to poverty.
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General (11 matching dictionaries)
  1. down-at-heel: Merriam-Webster
  2. down-at-heel: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. down-at-heel: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. down-at-heel, down-at-heel: Collins English Dictionary
  5. down-at-heel: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. down-at-heel: Wiktionary
  7. down-at-heel: Infoplease Dictionary
  8. down-at-heel: Dictionary.com
  9. down-at-heel: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. down-at-heel: Encyclopedia

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. down-at-heel: Medical dictionary

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  1. down-at-heel: Idioms

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adjective:  Alternative form of down at heel [(literally, of footwear) In poor condition, especially due to having worn heels; worn-out, shabby.]

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