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thimblerig
noun
verb
A game of skill which requires the bettor to guess under which of three small cups (or thimbles) a pea-sized object has been placed after the party operating…
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/ˈθɪmbəlɹɪɡ/ /ˈθɪmbəlɹɪɡ/
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noun
A game of skill which requires the bettor to guess under which of three small cups (or thimbles) a pea-sized object has been placed after the party operating the game rapidly rearranges them, providing opportunity for sleight-of-hand trickery; a shell game.
One operating such a game.
verb
To cheat in the thimblerig game.
To cheat by trickery.
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