FIST

fist. Fist, n. the hand, the hand in a clinched state

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Fist (fĭst), n. [[OE. fist, fust, AS. fȳst; akin to D. vuist, OHG. fūst, G. faust, and prob. to L. pugnus, Gr. πυγμή fist, πύξ with the fist. Cf. Pugnacious, Pigmy.]] 1. 1. The hand with the fingers doubled into the palm; the closed hand, especially as clinched tightly for the purpose of striking a blow.
Who grasp the earth and heaven with my fist. Herbert. 2. 2. The talons of a bird of prey.
More light than culver in the falcon's fist. Spenser. 3. 3. (print.) the index mark , used to direct special attention to the passage which follows.
Hand over fist (Naut.), rapidly; hand over hand.