/ˈfɪstmɛl/ or /fɪsˈtəmɛl/ (possibly an archaic or obsolete word)

Definitions

1. noun

A fistful of meal or food, especially a handful of bread or meal, used to make a fist.

“The beggar’s fistmele was all that he had to sustain him through the night.”

2. verb

To grasp or take food in one’s fist, especially bread.

“He fistmelled a piece of stale bread and ate it hungrily.”