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fist

Main Entry: ¹fist

Pronunciation: \ˈfist\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fȳst; akin to Old High German fūst fist, Polish pięść, and probably to Old English fīf five

Date: before 12th century

1 : the hand clenched with the fingers doubled into the palm and the thumb doubled inward across the fingers
2 : the hand closed as in grasping : clutch
3 : index 5

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