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  • 1deft´ness — deft «dehft», adjective. quick and skillful in action; nimble; clever: »The fingers of a violinist or surgeon must be deft. ... one of the deftest juggling performances since the late W. C. Fields laid aside his Indian clubs (Time). SYNONYM(S):… …

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  • 2deft´ly — deft «dehft», adjective. quick and skillful in action; nimble; clever: »The fingers of a violinist or surgeon must be deft. ... one of the deftest juggling performances since the late W. C. Fields laid aside his Indian clubs (Time). SYNONYM(S):… …

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  • 3deft. — «dehft», adjective. quick and skillful in action; nimble; clever: »The fingers of a violinist or surgeon must be deft. ... one of the deftest juggling performances since the late W. C. Fields laid aside his Indian clubs (Time). SYNONYM(S): See… …

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  • 4Tabarin — was the street name assumed by the most famous of the Parisian street charlatans, Anthoine Girard (c. 1584 ndash; August 16, 1633), who amused his audiences in the Place Dauphine by farcical dialogue with his brother Philippe (as Mondor), with… …

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  • 5John D. Reese — Bonesetter Reese Born May 6, 1855(1855 05 06) …

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  • 6Gilderoy's Kite —    Gilderoy is not a fictitious name. It was a nickname of a noted robber and cattle stealer of Perthshire, England. The nickname Gilderoy came from gillie roy, a red haired lad, a sobriquet that fit because Gilderoy had flaming red hair.… …

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  • 7literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …

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  • 8Pen spinning — A combination of pen spinning tricks. Pen spinning is a form of object manipulation that involves the deft manipulation of a writing instrument with one s hands. Although it is often considered a form of self entertainment (usually in a… …

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  • 9finger — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ first, index, pointer (AmE) ▪ middle ▪ ring, third, wedding ▪ …

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  • 10List of the 72 Shaolin martial arts — This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it. The following is a list of martial arts practised in Shaolin Kung Fu. Although they are commonly called 72 Shaolin martial arts , they are four different versions of these 72 skills, hence… …

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