"clubfist" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: clubfists [plural]
Etymology: club + fist Etymology templates: {{compound|en|club|fist}} club + fist Head templates: {{en-noun}} clubfist (plural clubfists)
  1. A large, heavy fist.
    Sense id: en-clubfist-en-noun-yaz~PuU6 Categories (other): English exocentric verb-noun compounds Disambiguation of English exocentric verb-noun compounds: 50 50
  2. (obsolete) A coarse, brutal fellow. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-clubfist-en-noun-RvYvdj5L Disambiguation of People: 0 100 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English exocentric verb-noun compounds Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 82 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 8 92 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 8 92 Disambiguation of English exocentric verb-noun compounds: 50 50

Inflected forms

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