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close-fisted

ADJECTIVE
stingy
Synonyms
WEAK
cheap close-handed hard-fisted mean miserly parsimonious penny-pinching penurious pinching tight tightfisted

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Close-fisted, at Father O'Hara's instance he could open his hand.

From The Wild Geese by Weyman, Stanley John

Close-fisted residents, as well as all others, in every nook and corner of the territory must be seen and asked to contribute.

From Farm Boys and Girls by McKeever, William Arch