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/slaɪt əv hænd/ Listen

Sleight of hand

noun

Manual dexterity in the execution of tricks. Synonym: prestidigitation.

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"Sleight of hand" Quotes from Famous Books

... the men went over into the chains, and slipped in behind a band fastened to the shrouds, and leaning over, began to swing a bucket into the sea by a long rope; and in that way with much expertness and sleight of hand, he managed to fill the tub in a very short time. Then the water began to splash about all over the decks, and I began to think I should surely get my feet wet, and catch my death of cold. So I went to the chief mate, ...

— Redburn. His First Voyage • Herman Melville

... both in this period of his life and later he went to sleight of hand performances, wax works, puppet shows, animal shows, "to hear the ...

— George Washington: Farmer • Paul Leland Haworth

... love Ishi as a brother, and he looked upon me as one of his people. He called me Ku wi, or Medicine Man; more, perhaps, because I could perform little sleight of hand tricks, than because of ...

— Hunting with the Bow and Arrow • Saxton Pope

Words linked to "Sleight of hand" : thaumaturgy, magic trick, conjuring trick, conjuration, magic, legerdemain, prestidigitation, illusion, deception, trick