fistiana
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of fistiana
First recorded in 1830–40; fisti(cuff) + -ana
Example Sentences
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When the nations are disarmed, Ireland will take first place, for in fistiana she is supreme.
From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 01 Little Journeys to the Homes of Good Men and Great by Elbert Hubbard
Mr. Ditto had grown out of a clerkship at Gus Neihiem's cigar-store into the realm of fistiana.
From Sundry Accounts by Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb
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