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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