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sleight

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  1. 1. n. Cunning; craft; artful practice. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. An artful trick; sly artifice; a feat so dexterous that the manner of performance escapes observation. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. Dexterous practice; dexterity; skill. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. adroitness in using the hands Source: wordnet
  5. 5. 1. Cunning; craft; artful practice. [Obs.] "His sleight and his covin." Chaucer. 2. An artful trick; sly artifice; a feat so dexterous that the manner of performance escapes observation. The world hath many subtle sleights. Latimer. 3. Dexterous practice; dexterity; skill. Chaucer. "The juggler's sleight." Hudibras. Sleight of hand, legerdemain; prestidigitation. Source: webster
  6. 6. n:100 n adroitness in using the hands Source: ecdict

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