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  • These roughly fist-sized hunks of wood are used for longer periods of smoking, such as for pork ribs.

    Smoke Signals: A wood primer Jim Shahin 2010

  • National Weather Service A hunk of hail from the storm last year in Vivian tore through this roof and left a fist-sized hole.

    Mr. Scott's Hefty Hailstone 2011

  • On a fallen log are what look like fist-sized splats of yellow-line paint.

    Country diary: Northamptonshire 2011

  • Remember, the portions per meal are palm-sized for protein, palm-sized for carbohydrate, fist-sized for vegetables, and a tablespoon of condiment.

    Body by Design Kris Gethin 2011

  • After carving out several fist-sized hunks of ice, she came over to take our order.

    Old-Fashioned 2009

  • That was when I sawr the fist-sized thing scurry along the side of the wall and into the entry way.

    Hand to Hand Combat: Really Large Mouse, 1; Will, 0 Will 2009

  • A fist-sized crack runs from top to bottom of one of the bridge abutments.

    Some Vermont residents living 'hour to hour' after Irene 2011

  • I bent over, snagged a fist-sized rock near my feet, and raised my hand ….

    Blog Fiction | Sci-Fi | Soliloquiorum | Station151 2010

  • After carving out several fist-sized hunks of ice, she came over to take our order.

    Old-Fashioned 2009

  • A palm-sized amount of grilled chicken breast, chopped, and a palm-sized serving of boiled or steamed brown rice, served with a fist-sized amount of mushrooms, lettuce, and cucumber, topped with a tablespoon of salsa.

    Body by Design Kris Gethin 2011

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