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Definitions for: Fist [n] a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting)
Webster (1913) Definition: Fist, n. [OE. fist, fust, AS. f?st; akin to D. vuist,
OHG. f?st, G. faust, and prob. to L. pugnus, Gr. ? fist, ?
with the fist. Cf. Pugnacious, Pigmy.]
1. The hand with the fingers doubled into the palm; the
closed hand, especially as clinched tightly for the
purpose of striking a blow.
Who grasp the earth and heaven with my fist.
--Herbert.
2. The talons of a bird of prey. [Obs.]
More light than culver in the falcon's fist.
--Spenser.
3. (print.) the index mark [[hand]], used to direct special
attention to the passage which follows.
Hand over fist (Naut.), rapidly; hand over hand.
Fist, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fisted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Fisting.]
1. To strike with the fist. --Dryden.
2. To gripe with the fist. [Obs.] --Shak.
Synonyms: clenched fist
See Also: hand, manus, mitt, paw
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