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Definition of Nimble-fingered
1. Adjective. Having nimble fingers literally or figuratively; especially for stealing or picking pockets. "The light-fingered thoughtfulness...of the most civilized playwright of the era"
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nimble-fingered
Literary usage of Nimble-fingered
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Shakespeare from Betterton to Irving by George Clinton Densmore Odell (1920)
"Why, one asks, "nimble-fingered"? If the curtain was lowered, what was the hurry?
But if the curtain was up —then one must be nimble-fingered and get away ..."
2. Indian Blankets and Their Makers by George Wharton James (1914)
"... that employs not only "squaws," who are nimble-fingered girls, but a dozen
salesmen, who travel from Seattle to Key West, from Los Angeles to Bangor. ..."
3. A Dictionary of Similes by Frank Jenners Wilstach (1916)
"nimble-fingered as a harper. — JOHN TAYLOR. Nimble as quarrel from a crossbow shot.
— FRANCOIS VILLON. Nimbly. Nimbly as juggler's balls from cup to cup. ..."
4. A General Collection of the Best and Most Interesting Voyages and Travels in by John Pinkerton (1812)
"... very nimble fingered as well as nimble footed, for whatever they can lay their
hands on, they take, ..."
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