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thimblerig

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thim·ble·rig  (thmbl-rg)
n.
1. See shell game.
2. One who operates a thimblerig.
tr.v. thim·ble·rigged, thim·ble·rig·ging, thim·ble·rigs
To swindle with or as if with a thimblerig.

thimble·rigger n.

thimblerig [ˈθɪmbəlˌrɪg]
n
(Group Games / Gambling, except Cards) a game in which the operator rapidly moves about three inverted thimbles, often with sleight of hand, one of which conceals a token, the other player betting on which thimble the token is under
vb -rigs, -rigging, -rigged (tr)
(Group Games / Gambling, except Cards) to cheat or swindle, as in this game
[from thimble + rig (in obsolete sense: a trick, scheme)]
thimblerigger  n
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Noun1.thimblerig - a swindling sleight-of-hand gamethimblerig - a swindling sleight-of-hand game; victim guesses which of three things a pellet is under
swindle, cheat, rig - the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme; "that book is a fraud"


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