Sekirov Dictionary

thimblerig

/ˈθɪmbəlɹɪɡ/

noun2

  1. 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.
  2. One operating such a game.

verb2

  1. To operate a thimblerig game.
  2. (figurative) To cheat (someone) by trickery.
forms

thimblerigged · thimblerigging · thimblerigs

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