two-fisted

[too-fis-tid]

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adjective

ready for or inclined to physical combat.
strong and vigorous.

Origin of two-fisted

An Americanism dating back to 1765–75; two + fist¹ + -ed³

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Related Words for two-fisted

noble, vigorous, bold, masculine, virile, macho, self-reliant, heroic, manly, muscular, manlike, manful, gallant, brave, hardy, hunk, adult, stud, jock, male

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Historical Examples of two-fisted

Now, that's healthy doin's fur a two-fisted Christian, ain't it?
The Spenders
Harry Leon Wilson
Men like what the magazines call “a red-blooded, two-fisted, he-man.”
The Book of Business Etiquette
Nella Henney
Mrs. Harrison came and got into the work “two-fisted,” as she said herself.
The Girls of Hillcrest Farm
Amy Bell Marlowe
At the head of the procession was the "two-fisted" Centralia bunch.
The Centralia Conspiracy
Ralph Chaplin
No meal can ever be like breakfast to them that's two-fisted, and Angus was.
Somewhere in Red Gap
Harry Leon Wilson

British Dictionary definitions for two-fisted

two-fisted

adjective

US strong, tough, and vigorousa hard-drinking two-fisted hunter

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