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☆ feist (fīst)

noun

Dialectal a small, snappish dog

Etymology: orig., lit., a fart < ME fīst < OE fisten, akin to Du veest, ON fisa < IE base *(s)peis-, to blow: see spirit

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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