Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Tightfisted; stingy.
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Examples
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Especially if you have a way to secure the loan, they may not be as close-fisted as you may think.
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And this was the thrifty, close-fisted boy, accustomed to slave at
Chapter 9 2010
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Especially if you have a way to secure the loan, they may not be as close-fisted as you may think.
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Especially if you have a way to secure the loan, they may not be as close-fisted as you may think.
Women Grow Business » A Business Owner Researches Financial Options to Expand 2010
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They're the kinds of operators who skip out of paying for their meals by saying, "Don't worry, I'll take care of the tip," and then you have to double back and throw an extra five bucks on the table because they've left the waiter a measly six quarters and a stack of filthy pennies and you don't want to get a reputation in town as a close-fisted pig.
Putting the Squeeze on Cheapskates Joe Queenan 2011
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Especially if you have a way to secure the loan, they may not be as close-fisted as you may think.
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Put simply, the Death Punch is a close-fisted strike that harnesses the power of the Brown Dragon in order to totally kill somebody.
7 Easy Steps to Becoming an Unstoppable Killing Machine - FOR KIDS! David Campbell 2007
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Put simply, the Death Punch is a close-fisted strike that harnesses the power of the Brown Dragon in order to totally kill somebody.
Archive 2007-08-01 David Campbell 2007
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He arranged for lumber shipments from Hannibal, Missouri, and he wheedled railroad ties from the close-fisted Kansas Pacific in order to build shipping pens sturdy enough to hold wild Longhorns.
THE AMERICAN WEST DEE BROWN 2007
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A man gives to the free-handed, but no one gives to the close-fisted.
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