noun
- sleight of hand.
- trickery; deception.
- any artful trick.
noun
- another name for sleight of hand
- cunning deception or trickery
n.early 15c., “conjuring tricks,” from Middle French léger de main “quick of hand,” literally “light of hand,” from léger “light” in weight (from Latin levis “light;” see lever) + main “hand” (from Latin manus; see manual).