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finger tight

British  

adjective

  1. made as tight as possible by hand

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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He crumpled on the floor holding his finger tight and his face went red and I realized for the first time that Devon feels pain.

From "Mockingbird" by Kathryn Erskine

Their midday meal was over, and Robert had been devoting himself to Mary, who had been tottering round the room in his wake, clutching one finger tight with her chubby hand.

From Robert Elsmere by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.

You held mamma's finger tight, and when you came to yourself, your sweet look and smile were for her!

From Heartsease, Or, the Brother's Wife by Yonge, Charlotte Mary

He was all my own, last night,   With soft, persuasive, baby eyes,   So wondering and yet so wise, And hands that held my finger tight.

From Fires of Driftwood by Mackay, Isabel Ecclestone

Their mid-day meal was over, and Robert had been devoting himself to Mary, who had been tottering round the room in his wake, clutching one finger tight with her chubby hand.

From Robert Elsmere by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.

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