Spanish Meaning of thimblerig

juego de la bolita

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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

juego de la bolita

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,plantilla,Esquema Ponzi,Esquema piramidal,raqueta,esquema,estratagema,Monte de tres cartas,cruz

No antonyms found.

thimblefuls => Dedales, thimbleful => dedal, thimbleeye => dedal, thimbleberry => Zarzamora silvestre, thimble => dedal,