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mailed fist

 
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–noun
1. superior force, esp. military force, when presented as a threat: The country showed its mailed fist in negotiations.
2. brutal or naked power, esp. coercive force: the mailed fist hidden in the velvet glove.
Origin:
1895–1900
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mailed fist  
n.  The threat of military force.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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