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mailed fist

mailed fist noun: synonym of iron fist (“the symbol of an army's tank or cavalry branch”).

Noun

mailed fist (plural mailed fists)

  1. Synonym of iron fist (“the symbol of an army's tank or cavalry branch”).
    • As the tragedy of Kosovo unfolds, other republics watch uneasily; the Slovenes and Croats say that Serbia's mailed fist in Kosovo may be parting the curtain on a scheme for the rest of the country.1990 August, Kenneth C. Danforth, “Yugoslavia: A House Much Divided”, in National Geographic, volume 178, number 2, page 106
    Synonyms:
    iron fist

Synonyms of mailed fist

Forms of mailed fist

pluralmailed fists

Questions about mailed fist

What does mailed fist mean?
Mailed fist means synonym of iron fist (“the symbol of an army's tank or cavalry branch”).
What part of speech is mailed fist?
Mailed fist is a noun.
What is the plural of mailed fist?
The plural of mailed fist is mailed fists.

Words near mailed fist in the dictionary

  1. maildrop
  2. maildrops
  3. maile
  4. mailed
  5. mailed catfish
  6. mailed fist
  7. mailed fists
  8. mailed it in
  9. mailed-in
  10. mailee
  11. mailees

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