close-fisted
Example Sentences
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But, unlike many men who have coined their own wealth, there was nothing close-fisted about Sir Luke Canterby.
From The Triumph of Hilary Blachland by Bertram Mitford
"It wasn't that he was stingy or close-fisted," explained one of the men who had known Montgomery.
From On Secret Service Detective-Mystery Stories Based on Real Cases Solved By Government Agents by William Nelson Taft
It is on record that he got five pounds from the close-fisted old lady Queen Charlotte, and two guineas from the royal profligate her eldest son.
From Shirley by Charlotte Brontë
"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 Hudson Douglas
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 Julian Street
