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Sleight

SLEIGHT, noun slite.

1. An artful trick; sly artifice; a trick or feat so dexterously performed that the manner of performance escapes observation; as sleight of hand.

2. Dexterous practice; dexterity.

First Occurrence in the Bible(KJV): Ephesians 4:14