straithandedness

A form of strait-handedness — The quality of being strait-handed; greed; stinginess.

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Meanings

nounstraithandedness (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of strait-handedness.

    The Romish doctrine makes their straithandedness so much more injurious, as the cause of separation is more just.

    1863, Joseph Hall, Philip Wynter, Works - Volume 7, page 376
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    Especially to see them live in love and unity, and mutual good affection; no jars or quarrels among them, no strangeness, no shyness one of another, no straithandedness; but, though every one knew his own, they lived with as much freedom as if they had had all in common.

    1833, George Burder, Joseph Hughes, An Exposition of the Old and New Testaments

    4. one of ye great sins of N. E. is a noli me tangere, to E. straithandedness towards ministry e ye ordinances of God.

    1900, Massachusetts Historical Society, Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society, page 359

Origin

From straithanded + -ness.

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