close-fisted

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Hard′-fist′ed, having hard or strong fists or hands: close-fisted: niggardly; Hard′-fought, sorely contested; Hard′-gott′en, obtained with difficulty; Hard′-grained, having a close firm grain: uninviting.—n.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

"I can answer for it, he's devilish close-fisted as to money," said Stocmar, laughing.

From One Of Them by Lever, Charles James

I ain't a close-fisted chap, especially when I'm fond of anybody.

From An Ambitious Woman A Novel by Fawcett, Edgar

Especially if she married a close-fisted young business man like Joe Stagg would this be true.

From Carolyn of the Corners by Endicott, Ruth Belmore

"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