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hard-fisted

/hɑːd.ˈfɪs.tɪd/ UK

adjective more hard-fisted · most hard-fisted · hardfisted

Having hard or strong hands. a hard-fisted labourer
covetous; niggardly It is easy to observe, that none are so gripple and hard fisted, as the childless […]
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@misc{hard_fisted_2026,
  title = {hard-fisted},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hard-fisted},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}