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countable and uncountable, plural sleights
Cunning; craft; artful practice. examples
(countable) An artful trick; sly artifice; a feat so dexterous that the manner of performance escapes observation. quotations examples
If men have so many sleights to compass their matters, how can the compasser himself hold his fingers?
1866, Henry Smith, Thomas Fuller, The Sermons of Mr. Henry Smith, page 37
Dexterous practice; dexterity; skill. examples