rubber-heelv.

Brit.

/ˈrʌbəhiːl/, U.S.

/ˈrəbərˌhil/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: rubber heel n.

Etymology: < rubber heel n.

intransitive. To wear shoes with rubber heels; (hence) to keep a person under surveillance, to spy on. Also transitive: to investigate (a colleague), to keep (an associate) under surveillance.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > law enforcement > investigation of crime > investigate or discover as a detective [verb (transitive)] > investigate associates

rubber-heel1915

the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > secret observation, spying > spy on [verb (transitive)] > a colleague

rubber-heel1968

1915 R. C. Mitchell in Century Sept. 1 The weary-eyed night watchman of the law..Comes rubber-heeling at his Honor's rap.

1968 ‘B. Mather’ Springers xiv. 157 But Sonia? Was she here only for her own safety—or was she rubber-heeling on me to make certain there were no slip-ups?

1976 R. Busby New Face in Hell viii. 114 He..had..been rubber-heeled for flagrantly fabricating evidence, demoted to sergeant and sent back into uniform.

2009 A. G. Hetherington Viper Touch 335 I sort of feel guilty for rubber heeling him, if you know what I mean... An officer should never have to turn another officer in, especially a superior.

Derivatives

ˈrubber heeling n.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > law enforcement > investigation of crime > [noun] > investigation of associates

rubber heeling1968

the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > secret observation, spying > [noun] > on a colleague

rubber heeling1968

1968 ‘B. Mather’ Springers xv. 168 I was under the closest rubber-heeling and I certainly couldn't afford to interest myself in something that was no longer in my parish.

1975 C. Borrell & B. Cashinella Crime in Brit. Today ii. 11 The situation at Scotland Yard was getting out of hand with senior detectives, in increasing numbers, being taken off crime detection duties for ‘rubber heeling’, police jargon for investigating complaints against their own men.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rubber-heel
释义	rubber-heelv. Brit. /ˈrʌbəhiːl/, U.S. /ˈrəbərˌhil/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: rubber heel n. Etymology: < rubber heel n. intransitive. To wear shoes with rubber heels; (hence) to keep a person under surveillance, to spy on. Also transitive: to investigate (a colleague), to keep (an associate) under surveillance. ΘΚΠ society > law > law enforcement > investigation of crime > investigate or discover as a detective [verb (transitive)] > investigate associates rubber-heel1915 the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > secret observation, spying > spy on [verb (transitive)] > a colleague rubber-heel1968 1915 R. C. Mitchell in Century Sept. 1 The weary-eyed night watchman of the law..Comes rubber-heeling at his Honor's rap. 1968 ‘B. Mather’ Springers xiv. 157 But Sonia? Was she here only for her own safety—or was she rubber-heeling on me to make certain there were no slip-ups? 1976 R. Busby New Face in Hell viii. 114 He..had..been rubber-heeled for flagrantly fabricating evidence, demoted to sergeant and sent back into uniform. 2009 A. G. Hetherington Viper Touch 335 I sort of feel guilty for rubber heeling him, if you know what I mean... An officer should never have to turn another officer in, especially a superior. Derivatives ˈrubber heeling n. ΘΚΠ society > law > law enforcement > investigation of crime > [noun] > investigation of associates rubber heeling1968 the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > secret observation, spying > [noun] > on a colleague rubber heeling1968 1968 ‘B. Mather’ Springers xv. 168 I was under the closest rubber-heeling and I certainly couldn't afford to interest myself in something that was no longer in my parish. 1975 C. Borrell & B. Cashinella Crime in Brit. Today ii. 11 The situation at Scotland Yard was getting out of hand with senior detectives, in increasing numbers, being taken off crime detection duties for ‘rubber heeling’, police jargon for investigating complaints against their own men. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1915
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