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nimble-fingered en · ADJ

Meanings

1. Thieving, thievish.
   • Come hither Filch. I am as fond of this Child, as though my Mind miſgave me he vvere my ovvn. He hath as fine a Hand at picking a Pocket as a VVWoman, and is as nimble-finger’d as a Juggler. 1728, [John] Gay, The Beggar’s Opera. […], London: […] John Watts, […], →OCLC, Act I, scene vi, page 7:
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see nimble, fingered.

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