Canadian English Meaning of thimblerig
thimble-rigging
Other Canadian English words related to thimble-rigging
Nearest Words of thimblerig
Definitions and Meaning of thimblerig in English
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.
FAQs About the word thimblerig
thimble-rigging
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
device,dodge,template,Ponzi scheme,Pyramid scheme,racket,scheme,ploy,Three-card Monte,cross
No antonyms found.
thimblefuls => Thimblefuls, thimbleful => thimbleful, thimbleeye => thimble, thimbleberry => Thimbleberry, thimble => thimble,
