To he laid by the heels; to be confined, or put in prison. Out at heels; worn, or diminished: his estate or affairs are out at heels. To turn up his heels; to turn up the knave of trumps at the game of all-fours.
Definition taken from The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, originally by Francis Grose.
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