Brazilian Portugese Meaning of thimblerig

jogo de três copos

Other Brazilian Portugese words related to jogo de três copos

Definitions and Meaning of thimblerig in English

Wordnet

thimblerig (n)

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

Webster

thimblerig (n.)

A sleight-of-hand trick played with three small cups, shaped like thimbles, and a small ball or little pea.

Webster

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.

FAQs About the word thimblerig

jogo de três copos

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

dispositivo,esquivar,gabarito,Esquema de pirâmide,Esquema piramidal,raquete,esquema,estratagema,Monte de três cartas,cruz

No antonyms found.

thimblefuls => Dedaleiras, thimbleful => dedal, thimbleeye => dedal, thimbleberry => Amora-silvestre, thimble => dedal,