Found 2 items, similar to Thimblerigged.
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: Thimblerigged
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.
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