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He takes after his grandfather in other ways besides close-fistedness.

From The Nebuly Coat by Falkner, John Meade

And, despite his father's close-fistedness where money was concerned, that eighty thousand dollars, or part of it, was in danger.

From The Desert of Wheat by Grey, Zane

Nor did I complain of him; for with all his little foibles of vanity, irascibility, and egotism, and a certain close-fistedness, he was a good fellow and a very clever one.

From Peter Ibbetson by Du Maurier, George

Of Peter Goelet, a grandson of the original Peter, many stories were current illustrating his close-fistedness.

From History of the Great American Fortunes, Vol. I Conditions in Settlement and Colonial Times by Gustavus, Myers

Certainly, there were but small signs of "close-fistedness" about the premises on that particular evening; the shop had been closed at an earlier hour than business men would have considered suitable.

From Mattie:?A Stray (Vol 1 of 3) by Robinson, Frederick William