French Meaning of thimblerig

jeu de bonneteau

Other French words related to jeu de bonneteau

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

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,