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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

mailed′ fist′,

superior force, esp. military force, when presented as a threat:The country showed its mailed fist in negotiations.
brutal or naked power, esp. coercive force:the mailed fist hidden in the velvet glove.

1895–1900

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