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Sleight
is always a great word to know.
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| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
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| sleight (slaɪt) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | See also sleight of hand skill; dexterity |
| 2. | a trick or stratagem |
| 3. | cunning; trickery |
| [C14: from Old Norse slægth, from slægr | |
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Word Origin & History
sleight
"cunning," c.1275, from O.N. sloegð "cleverness, cunning, slyness," from sloegr (see sly). Term sleight of hand is attested from c.1400.
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