the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [noun] > astuteness > unscrupulous > act or instance of (2)
with plural. A dexterous or clever act; in bad sense, a piece of ‘sharp practice’. Obsolete.
Used allusively, esp. in reference to the †boorishness, cunning, sharpness, or trickery attributed to Yorkshire people. to come (or put) Yorkshire o…