Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Close-fisted; penurious; niggardly.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Covetous; penurious; stingy; closefisted.
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- adjective
covetous ;penurious ;stingy
Etymologies
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close + handed
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Examples
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Thus our soldiers took the offensive opportunely and closehanded fighting ensued.
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I know, monsieur, that lords like you, who have strict and closehanded fathers, have often more need of money than we, who, with our small retinue and good management, do nothing but amass.
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The most famous of the roods was that of Boxley in Kent, which used to smile and bow, or frown and shake its head, as its worshippers were generous or closehanded.
The Reign of Henry the Eighth, Volume 1 (of 3) James Anthony Froude 1856
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