heeler (plural heelers)
A gamecock that strikes well with its heels or spurs.
A quick runner.
A dog that readily comes to heel.
(US, slang, politics, dated) A dependent and subservient hanger-on of a political patron.
• The Century
The rodeo performer who ropes the steer by its hind feet after the header has turned it.
• reheel
Source: Wiktionary
Heel"er, n.
1. A cock that strikes well with his heels or spurs.
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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 May 2025
(noun) the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.