n. [ OE. fist, fust, AS. f&ymacr_;st; akin to D. vuist, OHG. fūst, G. faust, and prob. to L. pugnus, Gr.
Who grasp the earth and heaven with my fist. Herbert. [ 1913 Webster ]
More light than culver in the falcon's fist. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
Hand over fist (Naut.),
v. t.
a. [ From Fist. ] Pertaining to boxing, or to encounters with the fists; puglistic;
n. A cuff or blow with the fist or hand;
n. [ Cf. Fr. fistinq, fistuq. See Pistachio. ] A pistachio nut. [ Obs. ] Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ L. ] An instrument used by the ancients in driving piles. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n.;
Incomplete fistula (Med.),
a. [ L. fistularis: cf. F. fistulaire. ] Hollow and cylindrical, like a pipe or reed. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ NL., fr. L. fistula pipe. ] (Zool.) A genus of fishes, having the head prolonged into a tube, with the mouth at the extremity. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Fistularia + -oid. ] (Zool.) Like or pertaining to the genus Fistularia. [ 1913 Webster ]