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by-contrivement
by-contrivement n.
Brit. 
/ˈbʌɪkənˌtrʌɪvm(ə)nt/
, /ˈbʌɪkənˌtrʌɪvm(ə)nt/U.S. /ˈbaɪkənˌtraɪvm(ə)nt/
/ˈbaɪkənˌtraɪvm(ə)nt/ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > stealthy action, stealth > [noun] > operation
clandestine1656
by-contrivement1657
hidlings1823
still hunt1843
1657 T. Reeve God's Plea for Nineveh Ep. Ded. 12 All by-contrivments are but sinister drifts and bents.
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