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clubfist

clubfist noun: a large, heavy fist.

Noun

clubfist (plural clubfists)

  1. A large, heavy fist.
  2. (obsolete) A coarse, brutal fellow.
    • The rascall rude, the roag, the clubfist griepte / My sclender arme, and pluckt mee on in hast: / And with my robes the bloudy ground hee sweepte: / As I drue backe hee hal'd mee on full fast.1574, John Higgins, “How the Lady Sabrine, daughter of King Locrinus and Elstride, was drowned by Queen Guendoline. Ant. C. 1064.”, in Joseph Haslewood, editor, Mirror for Magistrates, London...

Forms of clubfist

pluralclubfists

Origin of clubfist

From club + fist.

Questions about clubfist

What does clubfist mean?
Clubfist means a large, heavy fist.
What part of speech is clubfist?
Clubfist is a noun.
What is the plural of clubfist?
The plural of clubfist is clubfists.

Words near clubfist in the dictionary

  1. clubface
  2. clubfaces
  3. clubfeet
  4. clubfellow
  5. clubfellows
  6. clubfist
  7. clubfisted
  8. clubfists
  9. clubfoot
  10. clubfooted
  11. clubfootedness

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