Three-fisted
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Three-fisted is an adjective meaning Having three components or parts.
Meaning
Having three components or parts.
More Meanings
- Aggressive, energetic, enthusiastic, exuberant; two-fisted.
- In three-fisted drinker: able to consume large quantities of liquor without ill effects; heavy (drinker); compare two-fisted drinker.
Example Sentences
Circus World, John Wayne, Claudia Cardinale, Rita Hayworth. The Duke is a three-fisted boss of a two-ring travelling Wild West show. '64.
Badger clenched my hand in his and pulled me forward, hissing under his breath, “Don't stare. Not sure I could take on a three-fisted ... whatever it is.”
Once a three-fisted drinker and smoker, Mr. [Clive] James, 75, was found to have leukemia in 2010, with the added complications on emphysema and kidney failure.
[']I'm a real, slam-bang, honest-to-goodness, three-fisted humdinger. I'm a bona fide supraman.' 'Superman?' Clevinger cried. 'Superman?' 'Supraman,' Yossarian corrected.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include three-pronged, tripart, triple, threepronged, tridental, triplex.
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