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Thimblerig   Listen
verb
Thimblerig  v. t.  (past & past part. thimblerigged; pres. part. 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.






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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Words linked to "Thimblerig" :   cheat, shell game



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