close-fisted

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This has lost its original meaning of desiring possession of other people's things and is used only in the sense of close-fisted.

From Jamaican Song and Story Annancy stories, digging sings, ring tunes, and dancing tunes by Jekyll, Walter

Another interesting item relates to the origin of the slang term "piker," which, whatever it may have meant originally, is used to-day to designate a timid, close-fisted gambler, a "tightwad" or "short sport."

From Abroad at Home American Ramblings, Observations, and Adventures of Julian Street by Street, Julian

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 Harris, Richard

He ain't close-fisted about money matters, I know, for I've had dealin's with him myself, and, besides, you ain't been married to him long enough to have to call on him for anything.'

From The Land of Long Ago by Hall, Eliza Calvert

I finally learned that an officer was considered by many other officers as a little off color if he was close-fisted and tried to save money out of his pay.

From Little Pills, An Army Story Being Some Experiences of a United States Army Medical Officer on the Frontier Nearly a Half Century Ago by McKay, Robert Henderson