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sleight of hand

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sleight of hand
n. pl. sleights of hand
1. A trick or set of tricks performed by a juggler or magician so quickly and deftly that the manner of execution cannot be observed; legerdemain.
2. Performance of conjuring tricks.
3. Skill in performing conjuring tricks.
sleight of hand
Noun
1. the skilful use of the hands when performing magic tricks
2. the performance of such tricks
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Noun1.sleight of hand - manual dexterity in the execution of tricks
prestidigitation
conjuring trick, legerdemain, magic trick, thaumaturgy, magic, deception, conjuration, illusion, trick - an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers
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An obliging stranger, under pretence of compactly folding up my bank-notes for security's sake, abstracts the notes and gives me nutshells; but what is his sleight of hand to mine, when I fold up my own nutshells and pass them on myself as notes!
Great Expectations by Dickens, Charles View in context
You could have done it by sleight of hand in a hundred other ways besides that pretence of putting a paper donkey's tail to Fischer's coat.
The Innocence Of Father Brown by Chesterton, Gilbert K. View in context
He was adept at sleight of hand tricks, and no bolder or more ruthless crook ever lived.
The Mystery of the Yellow Room by Leroux, Gaston View in context
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