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   Sleight , n. [OE. sleighte, sleihte, sleithe, Icel. slg (for slg) slyness, cunning, fr. slgr (for slgr) sly, cunning. See Sly.]
   Cunning; craft; artful practice. [Obs.] “His sleight and his covin.”  
   Chaucer.
   
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   An artful trick; sly artifice; a feat so dexterous that the manner of performance escapes observation.
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   The world hath many subtle sleights.
   Latimer.
   
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   Dexterous practice; dexterity; skill. Chaucer. “The juggler's sleight.”  
   Hudibras.
   
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   Sleight of hand, legerdemain; prestidigitation.
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