noun
- a small dog, especially a mongrel or hunting dog of mixed breed
Usage: informal; chiefly Southern U.S.
Examples
- The old feist barked at every stranger who walked past the porch.
- He brought his feist along on the hunting trip.
- That scrappy little feist has more personality than dogs twice its size.
- The feist was a mix of several breeds, but loyal and energetic.
- She adopted a feist from the local shelter and named it Rusty.