- a variation of closefisted.
close-fisted
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The adventurers were apt to be of a sordid class, ravenous, close-fisted, little likely to make themselves beloved.
From Irish History and the Irish Question by Goldwin Smith
Mr. Bumpkin looked for a few moments without speaking, and then said: “He wur allays a close-fisted un, and I should reckon have a goodish bit o’ property.”
From The Humourous Story of Farmer Bumpkin's Lawsuit by Richard Harris
Especially if she married a close-fisted young business man like Joe Stagg would this be true.
From Carolyn of the Corners by Ruth Belmore Endicott
His relative was surly and close-fisted, and, as we have said, had no great love for him; moreover, he had more than hinted of late that he preferred his room to his company.
From Forging the Blades A Tale of the Zulu Rebellion by Bertram Mitford
But, unlike many men who have coined their own wealth, there was nothing close-fisted about Sir Luke Canterby.
From The Triumph of Hilary Blachland by Bertram Mitford
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