thimblerig (Meaning)
thimblerig (n)
a swindling sleight-of-hand game; victim guesses which of three things a pellet is under
thimblerig (n.)
A sleight-of-hand trick played with three small cups, shaped like thimbles, and a small ball or little pea.
thimblerig (v. t.)
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.
Synonyms & Antonyms of thimblerig
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a swindling sleight-of-hand game; victim guesses which of three things a pellet is underA sleight-of-hand trick played with three small cups, shaped like thimbl
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The shifty man performed an intricate thimblerig, deftly concealing the pea beneath one of the three cups.
The crowd gasped in astonishment as the thimblerigger's lightning-fast hands made the pea vanish.
Sarah suspected the game was a thimblerig, but she couldn't resist the allure of easy money.
The police tracked down the notorious thimblerigger after receiving numerous complaints from scammed civilians.
