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Thimblerig

Thimblerig Meaning & Definition
Thimblerig Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Thimblerig?

[n] a swindling sleight-of-hand game; victim guesses which of three things a pellet is under

Synonyms | Synonyms for Thimblerig: shell game

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See Also | cheat | rig | swindle

Thimblerig In Webster's Dictionary

\Thim"ble*rig`\, n. A sleight-of-hand trick played with three small cups, shaped like thimbles, and a small ball or little pea.
\Thim"ble*rig`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Thimblerigged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Thimblerigging}.] To swindle by means of small cups or thimbles, and a pea or small ball placed under one of them and quickly shifted to another, the victim laying a wager that he knows under which cup it is; hence, to cheat by any trick.

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