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bullfist
† ˈbullfist Obs. exc. dial. [f. bull n.1 + fist n.2 ‘flatus ventris’.] The fungus called puff-ball (Lycoperdon bovista). ‘Still in use in Suffolk’ Britten and Holland.1611 Cotgr., Pissaulict, a fuss-ball..puffiste, or bullfiste. 1755 Gentl. Mag. XXV. 124 The remarkable quality of the Lycoperdon, Puf... Oxford English Dictionary
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fist
▪ I. fist, n.1 (fɪst) Forms: 1 f{yacu}st, (fæst), 2–6 fest(e, (3 south. veste), 3–5 fust(e, (3 south. vuste), 4–5 feest, 4–6 fyst(e, 4, 6–7 fiste, 5– fist. [OE. f{yacu}st str. fem. corresponds to OFris. fêst, MLG. fûst (Du. vuist), OHG. fûst (MHG. vûst, mod.Ger. faust):—WGer. *fûsti. By some scholar... Oxford English Dictionary
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