mas|ter-hand

mas|ter-hand
mas|ter-hand «MAS tuhr HAND, MAHS-», noun.
1. a highly skilled craftsman; expert: »

Chaucer was a master-hand at getting comic or satiric or emotional effects (Atlantic).

2. a high degree of skill or excellence; expertise.

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