What does "fist" mean?
Fist: The talons of a bird of prey. [Obs.] More light than culver in the falcon's fist. Spenser.
Additional senses
- 2.(print.) the index mark [], used to direct special attention to the passage which follows. Hand over fist (Naut.), rapidly; hand over hand.
- 3.To strike with the fist. Dryden.
- 4.To gripe with the fist. [Obs.] Shak.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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