Both Uses of
dexterity
in
Treasure Island
- His left leg was cut off close by the hip, and under the left shoulder he carried a crutch, which he managed with wonderful dexterity, hopping about upon it like a bird.†
Chpt 8 *
- The ebb had already run some time, and I had to wade through a long belt of swampy sand, where I sank several times above the ankle, before I came to the edge of the retreating water, and wading a little way in, with some strength and dexterity, set my coracle, keel downwards, on the surface.†
Chpt 22
Definition:
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(dexterity) adroitness (skill) -- with the hands or mind