two-fisted

[ too-fis-tid ]

adjective

1. ready for or inclined to physical combat.
2. strong and vigorous.

two-fisted

adjective

1. strong, tough, and vigorous

   a hard-drinking two-fisted hunter

Word History and Origins

Origin of two-fisted¹

An Americanism dating back to 1765–75; two + fist ¹ + -ed ³

Example Sentences

To Chicago he was still two-fisted, hard-drinking, cantankerous.

From The Daily Beast

Why is it that the most tender-hearted young women like to see big two-fisted men afraid of them?

From Project Gutenberg

The crew of a packet made sail or took it in with the two-fisted mates to show them how.

From Project Gutenberg

Mrs. Harrison came and got into the work “two-fisted,” as she said herself.

From Project Gutenberg

Something seeped slowly into the brain of those rough and ready two-fisted lumbermen.

From Project Gutenberg

"Good reason," said Tim Hawkins, a stout two-fisted farmer from one of the outlying farms.

From Project Gutenberg

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