close-fisted
Example Sentences
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I ken fine that folk think I'm close fisted and canny wi' my siller.
From Between You and Me by Lauder, Harry, Sir
Ye'll ca' a man close fisted and mean by that just that he's slow to open his fist to let his siller through it.
From Between You and Me by Lauder, Harry, Sir
The Praetorians themselves, with the sailors of the fleet, knowing that Galba has the reputation of being close fisted, may choose someone who may flatter and feast them as Nero did.
From Beric the Briton : a Story of the Roman Invasion by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
Aye, the Scott'll be a close fisted, hard man—a strang man, tae, an' one for ye to fear if you're his enemy, but to respect withal, and to trust.
From Between You and Me by Lauder, Harry, Sir
In the wartime men everywhere came to learn the value o' saving—o' being close fisted.
From Between You and Me by Lauder, Harry, Sir
