close-fisted

Example Sentences

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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

Those lacking money to appear with fitting magnificence had little aid to expect from royalty; the shower of gold did not begin to fall until later, and Louis XIV. even passed for being close-fisted.

From Louis XIV and La Grande Mademoiselle 1652-1693 by Barine, Arvede

"There never was a man as close-fisted as Mr. Enderton who hadn't money."

From The Casting Away of Mrs. Lecks and Mrs. Aleshine by Stockton, Frank Richard

"I'm not close-fisted, either; I'm willing to share the profits with you as long as you've any use for them."

From The White Blackbird by Douglas, Hudson

The close-fisted aristocrat felt himself fairly driven into a corner.

From The Child Wife by Reid, Mayne