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Webster 1913 Edition

Strait-handed

Strait′-handˊed

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Adj.

Parsimonious; sparing; niggardly.

[R.]

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Strait′-handˊed-ness

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Noun.

[R.]

Webster 1828 Edition

Strait-handed

STRAIT-HANDED

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Adj.

[strait and hand.] Parsimonious; sparing; niggardly. [Not much used.]