Meaning of three-fisted | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Having three components or parts.
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2. Aggressive, energetic, enthusiastic, exuberant; two-fisted.
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3. In three-fisted drinker: able to consume large quantities of liquor without ill effects; heavy (drinker); compare two-fisted drinker.
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Examples

“Regimental Gift Set⟳. The Deluxe Combination, a three-fisted gift in a handsome leather-like case with regimental colors and distinctive regimental medallion. After Shave Lotion, Deluxe Shower Soap, Cologne for Men. $9.50”

“[']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.”

“Circus World, John Wayne, Claudia Cardinale, Rita Hayworth. The Duke is a three-fisted boss of a two-ring travelling Wild West show⟳. '64.”

“Advertising promotes your product and the names of your outlets. And while this is going on, you've got to remind⟳ folks of the benefits offered in your ads by means of powerful in-store signs. This golden rule⟳ packs a three-fisted punch that commands success for you and your retailers.”

“He has devised another one of his famous fourth-down game breakers — the same kind of three-fisted brainstorm that climaxed with his decision to defuse the whole impeachment process⟳ by releasing his own⟳ version of "the tapes," or the time he figured out how to put⟳ a quick lid on the Watergate burglary investigation by blaming the whole thing on John Dean.”

“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.””

“A Bajoran rushed past with an armful of phaser rifles, another with a box of hand phasers. God help⟳ me, thought O'Brien. I'm a lover, not a fighter! Husband, father, engineer, amateur magician, raconteur, and three-fisted drinker ... never a warrior!”

“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.”

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