close-fisted

Example Sentences

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I certainly don’t like old Father Fletcher, close-fisted as he is, and stingy as any miser ever I met.

From Annie o' the Banks o' Dee by Stables, Gordon

"There's many a poor thing has no father, close-fisted or no, to fall back upon."

From Leonore Stubbs by Walford, L. B.

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

From An Ambitious Woman A Novel by Fawcett, Edgar

In fact, his appearance was quite the reverse of pleasing, but he was an honest, close-fisted man, I dare say.’ 

From Pictures of Canadian Life A Record of Actual Experiences by Ritchie, J. Ewing (James Ewing)

“Although he cuts great splashes with his entertainments, and is rolling in money, he has the reputation of being the most close-fisted screw extant.”

From Fordham's Feud by Mitford, Bertram