Feist

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  • noun. A small mongrel dog.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Same as fist.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. a small snappy belligerent mixed-breed dog
  • noun. A silent (but pungent) fart (flatus)
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  • noun. a nervous belligerent little mongrel dog
  • Word Usage
    "I definitely know the difference between some one's coon dog, bird dog, even a feist squirrel dog and a feral dog, and have recovered and returned many of the above."
    Form
    feisty  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    cur  mongrel  mutt  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Christ  Kleist  diced  enticed  heist