fisted (not comparable)
(in combination) Having some specific type of fist.
fisted
simple past tense and past participle of fist
• fetids, sifted
Source: Wiktionary
Fist, n. Etym: [OE. fist, fust, AS. f; akin to D. vuist, OHG. f, G. faust, and prob. to L. pugnus, Gr. 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.)
Definition: the index mark [], 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
5 May 2025
(adjective) not developed, improved, exploited or used; “vast unexploited (or undeveloped) natural resources”; “taxes on undeveloped lots are low”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
