French Meaning of thimblerig
jeu de bonneteau
Other French words related to jeu de bonneteau
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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
jeu de bonneteau
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
appareil,esquiver,gabarit,Pyramide de Ponzi,Système pyramidal,raquette,plan,stratagème,Monte à trois cartes,croix
No antonyms found.
thimblefuls => Dé à coudre, thimbleful => dé à coudre, thimbleeye => dé à coudre, thimbleberry => Canneberge, thimble => dé,