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close-fisted [ˌkləʊsˈfɪstɪd] adj
very careful with money; mean close-fistedness n Translations close-fisted [ˌkləʊsˈfɪstɪd] adj → avaro/a, taccagno/a close-fisted [ˌkləʊsˈfɪstɪd] adj → avaro/a, taccagno/a How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| That the old woman was a close-fisted miser, Saxon soon learned. And this was the thrifty, close-fisted boy, accustomed to slave at a machine for ten cents an hour, who sat on the stringer-piece and considered the matter of beer at five cents a glass and gone in a moment with nothing to show for it. They are seamstresses, who have plied the daily and nightly needle in the service of master tailors and close-fisted contractors, until now it is almost time for each to hem the borders of her own shroud. |
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