1468-Caller-Andrea-Hairy-At-The-Heel by A Way with Words published on 2017-03-26T20:34:31Z A Courtland, Alabama, woman wonders about the phrase hairy at the heel. Along with hairy-heeled, hairy about the heels, and hairy about the fetlocks, this snobby term describes someone who is considered ill-bred, and derives from the fact that non-thoroughbred horses often have tufts of hair above their hooves. http://waywordradio.org