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thimblerig

Definition of thimblerig (English)

noun

  1. a swindling sleight-of-hand game; victim guesses which of three things a pellet is under
    sumber: wordnet30
  2. A sleight-of-hand trick played with three small cups, shaped like thimbles, and a small ball or little pea.
    sumber: webster1913

verb

  1. 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.
    sumber: webster1913