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Definition of Feist
1. Noun. A nervous belligerent little mongrel dog.
Definition of Feist
1. Noun. (US regional) a small snappy belligerent mixed-breed dog ¹
2. Noun. (vulgar) A silent (but pungent) fart (flatus) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Feist
1. a small dog of mixed breed [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Feist
Literary usage of Feist
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Life of David Belden by John J. Berry (1891)
"feist, Frank & Co. had the right to give this preference. Hagan Л Manheim assumed
to act for the holders of these original claims. Newman, Walker and Sahlm ..."
2. A History of the City of Newark, New Jersey, Embracing Practically Two and a by Frank John Urquhart, Lewis Historical Publishing Co (1913)
"Two years later the firm of feist & feist came into existence and soon proved
... Shortly after the beginning of last year Mr. feist purchased the entire ..."
3. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1831)
"1831. 44. Swine as a remedy in Chronic Passive Uterine Haemorrhages.—Dr. feist,
in a communication in the ..."
4. An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language: To which is Prefixed, a by John Jamieson (1880)
"A squabble ; properly at a feist or entertainment; Strathmore. This term evidently
refera to the broil« which frequently occur at fain. ..."