two-fist|ed

two-fist|ed
two-fist|ed «TOO FIHS tihd», adjective. Informal.
1. having two fists and able to use them: »

a two-fisted cowboy.

2. Figurative. strong; vigorous: »

a two-fisted attack on crime. You tell him that no two-fisted enterprising Westerner would have New York for a gift (Sinclair Lewis).

3. Figurative. such as appeals to persons of simple and virile taste: »

a two-fisted romance of the high seas.


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