SKLONKLISH
An illustrated word of the day
Saturday, August 8, 2009
Sleight
sleight
\ˈslīt\
noun
: 1. deceitful craftiness; stratagem, 2: dexterity, skill
Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse
slœgth
, from
slœgr
sly
Do you use this word other than in the phrase
sleight of hand
?
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