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close-fisted
ˈclose-ˌfisted, a. That keeps the hand tightly shut; usually in the fig. sense of: Loath to give, stingy, niggardly, miserly, penurious. The opposite of open-handed.1608 Machin Dumb Knt. v. i, in Hazl. Dodsley X. 198 There is Some too close-fisted hardness in your hearts. 1630 J. Taylor (Water P.) V... Oxford English Dictionary
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The Intended
It centres on a surveyor and his fiancée who arrive in a remote Malaysian trading post and encounter a close-fisted ivory trader and her ill-meaning family wikipedia.org
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close-handed
ˈclose-ˌhanded, a. 1. = close-fisted. arch. or Obs.1585 Abp. Sandys Serm. (1841) 58 A prince void of all corruption..free in bestowing, in taking close-handed. 1607 Hieron Wks. I. 82 The Lord was neuer sparing or close-handed towards His church. 1856 Froude Hist. Eng. II. 92 The rood..of Boxley..use... Oxford English Dictionary
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To Be Called For
Synopsis Silas Brown, a close-fisted country hotel-keeper in Hicksville, has a pretty daughter, Betty, who has a devoted suitor in Otis Perkins, a typical wikipedia.org
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fisted
fisted, ppl. a. (ˈfɪstɪd) [f. fist n.1 + -ed2.] Having or possessed of fists, fighting with the fists.1806 Sporting Mag. XXVII. 243 The fisted knights being well matched. b. In combination with some defining prefix, as close-fisted, clumsy-fisted, hard-fisted: see those words. Oxford English Dictionary
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Smokin' Out Loud
On All About Jazz, Russ Musto called the album "Soul Stirring" and said "LeDonne's two-fisted sure-footed mastery of the Hammond B3 tradition is evident Smith) – 4:57 "Superstar" (Bonnie Bramlett, Leon Russell) – 5:44 "Silverdust" (LeDonne) – 7:23 "French Spice" (Donald Byrd) – 9:12 "(They Long to Be) Close wikipedia.org
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clusterfist
† clusterfist Obs. [f. cluster in sense of lump, clumsy mass + fist; cf. clunch-fist.] a. A clumsy-fisted fellow; a clown, boor, lout. b. A ‘close-fisted’ or grasping fellow; a niggard.1611 Cotgr., Homme de porc & de boeuf, A grosse, base, rude, vnciuile, or vnmanerly churle, a clunch, a clusterfist... Oxford English Dictionary
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1973 IFA Shield final
East Bengal dominated the proceedings from the beginning and took an early lead in the fifth minute when Subhash Bhowmick took a free-kick which when fisted by the Pyongyang custodian, fell onto the feet of Mohammed Akbar who scored from close range to make it 1–0. wikipedia.org
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clunchfist
† clunchfist Obs. [f. clunch v. + fist.] 1. A clenched fist (also fig. a ‘knock-down’ argument).1589 R. Harvey Pl. Perc. 20 They haue..made their conclusions end with a Clunchfist, right like the old description of Logicke. 1662 Fuller Worthies i. 189 The Clunch⁓fist of Logick (good to knock a man d... Oxford English Dictionary
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The Bastard Country
The Guardian called it "a good play... a close fresh direct look at people." Kenneth Tynan in the Observer said it was "a fierce, crude, ham-fisted play reminiscent of O'Neill" where "the last act swoops disastrously into melodrama wikipedia.org
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close
▪ I. close, a. and adv. (kləʊs) Forms: 4–5 cloos, 4–6 clos, 5 cloce, (5–6 closse, 8 closs), 4– close. Also north. 5 cloyse, cloese, 5–6 clois(e. [a. F. clos:—L. claus-um closed, shut, pa. pple. of claud-ĕre to shut. The s has preserved its sound through being truly final, as in base, ace, gross, etc... Oxford English Dictionary
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Walter L. Griffin
the National Film Corporation but was released through the Associated First National Exhibitors Circuit after Parsons' untimely death caused the NFC to close (as Walter Griffin) The Whipping Boss (1924) (as Walter Griffin) Blue Water (1924) Crossed Trails (1924) (as Walter Griffin) Baffled (1924) Two Fisted wikipedia.org
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Down All the Days (Till 1992)
In 1990, "Down All the Days (Till 1992)" was used as the B-side of its follow-up, "How Do I Get Close", in Britain. "Down All the Days (Till 1992)" was called a "ham-fisted anthem" by Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic. wikipedia.org
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Produce a list of synonyms for the word "stingy".
Cheap, miserly, parsimonious, tight-fisted, scrimpy, penurious, niggardly, grudging, close-fisted.
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