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hard-fisted

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hard-fist⋅ed

  [hahrd-fis-tid]
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–adjective
1. stingy; miserly; closefisted.
2. tough-minded; ruthless: hard-fisted revolutionists.
3. having hard or strong hands, as a laborer.
Also, hardfisted.

Origin:
1650–60

Related forms:
hard-fist⋅ed⋅ness, hard⋅fist⋅ed⋅ness, noun
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hard-fist·ed   (härd'fĭs'tĭd)
adj.  Tightfisted; stingy.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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