crafty fellow
Example Sentences
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Albert was said to be a crafty fellow who hustled match races in small towns along the way.
From New York Times • Aug. 14, 2013
The peasants, I think, do not show displeasure when they refer to him as un furbo, 'a crafty fellow.'
From Time Magazine Archive
How Tom Long the Carrier sold his Horse for the Skin, supposing him to be dead; and how a crafty fellow coming by knew what the Horse ailed, and so bought him.
From Amusing Prose Chap Books by Various
The crafty fellow evidently did not mean to be surprised; but I made a careful reconnoissance, and finally hit upon what seemed a feasible point of approach.
From A Rambler's lease by Torrey, Bradford
There was no doubt about it: Mr. Benjamin Skeets was a very crafty fellow.
From The Wireless Officer by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)
