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down-at-heel



Pronunciation: (doun'ut hēl'), [key]
—adj.
of a shabby, run-down appearance; seedy: He is rapidly becoming a down-at-heel drifter and a drunk. Also,down'-at-the-heel',down'-at-heels',down'-at-the-heels'.

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