According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.
THIMBLERIGS
Noun
thimblerigs
plural of thimblerig
Verb
thimblerigs
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of thimblerig
Source: Wiktionary
THIMBLERIG
Thim"ble*rig`, n.
Definition: A sleight-of-hand trick played with three small cups, shaped like thimbles, and a small ball or little pea.
Thim"ble*rig`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Thimblerigged; p. pr. & vb. n. Thimblerigging.]
Definition: 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.
THIMBLERIG
Thim"ble*rig`, n.
Definition: A sleight-of-hand trick played with three small cups, shaped like thimbles, and a small ball or little pea.
Thim"ble*rig`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Thimblerigged; p. pr. & vb. n. Thimblerigging.]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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