Danish Meaning of thimblerig

spillemaskine

Other Danish words related to spillemaskine

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

spillemaskine

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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No antonyms found.

thimblefuls => Fingerbøller, thimbleful => fingerbøl, thimbleeye => fingerbøl, thimbleberry => Multebær, thimble => fingerbøl,