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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: Thimblerigging (0.01804 detik)
Found 2 items, similar to Thimblerigging.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: thimblerig thimblerig n : a swindling sleight-of-hand game; victim guesses which of three things a pellet is under [syn: shell game]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Thimblerigging Thimblerig \Thim"ble*rig`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Thimblerigged; p. pr. & vb. n. Thimblerigging.] 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. [1913 Webster]
English → English (WordNet) Definition: thimblerig thimblerig n : a swindling sleight-of-hand game; victim guesses which of three things a pellet is under [syn: shell game]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Thimblerigging Thimblerig \Thim"ble*rig`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Thimblerigged; p. pr. & vb. n. Thimblerigging.] 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. [1913 Webster]
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