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SLEIGHTS
Noun
sleights
plural of sleight
Proper noun
Sleights
A village in Eskdaleside cum Ugglebarnby parish, Scarborough district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref NZ8607).
Source: Wiktionary
SLEIGHT
Sleight, n. Etym: [OE. sleighte, sleihte, sleithe, Icel. sl (for sl) slyness, cunning, fr. sl (for sl) sly, cunning. See Sly.]
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’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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