hardfisted

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

hardfisted
    adj 1: unwilling to part with money [syn: {closefisted},
           {hardfisted}, {tightfisted}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Hard-fisted \Hard"-fist`ed\ (-f[i^]st`[e^]d), a.
   1. Having hard or strong hands; as, a hard-fisted laborer.
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   2. Close-fisted; covetous; niggardly. --Bp. Hall.
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