close-fisted

Example Sentences

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But Hill, the narrow-minded and close-fisted man that he was, only looked cross, and sourly asked, "What did they cost?"

From Rockhaven by Munn, Charles Clark

"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 Taft, William Nelson

The adventurers were apt to be of a sordid class, ravenous, close-fisted, little likely to make themselves beloved.

From Irish History and the Irish Question by Smith, Goldwin

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

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)