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Thimblerig
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Meaning
Noun
●
In Betting:
A
game of skill
which
requires
the
bettor
to
guess
under which of three small
cups
(or
thimbles
) a
pea-sized
object
has been
placed
after the
party
operating
the game
rapidly
rearranges
them,
providing
opportunity
for sleight-of-hand
trickery
; a
shell
game
.
●
One
operating
such a game.
Verb
●
To
cheat
in the
thimblerig
game.
●
To
cheat
(someone) by trickery.
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Synonyms
Thimblerigger
Shell Game
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