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
That’s a crafty fellow, and he’s not going to give us any advantage.
From The Camp in the Snow, or, Besieged by Danger by Graydon, William Murray
A kind of small Dutch bricks; also irons worn by prisoners; a crafty fellow.
From 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue by Grose, Francis
"I must see that no one is coming," replied the crafty fellow.
From Household Tales by Brothers Grimm by Hunt, Margaret
