A swindling game usually played with three thimbles (see thimble, n. 2c) and a pea which was ostensibly placed under one of them; the sharper then…
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| 释义 | society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > games of chance > sleight-of-hand games > [noun] (14) thimblerig1825 A swindling game usually played with three thimbles (see thimble, n. 2c) and a pea which was ostensibly placed under one of them; the sharper then… coddam1830 A guessing game in which a number of players, typically in two teams of three, try to guess in whose hand a button or coin is concealed. Cf. tip-it… thimblerigging1839 thimbleriggery1841 thimblerigging. three-card trick1887 pertaining to or played with three cards; three-card monte n. a game of Mexican origin played with three cards (see monte, n.1); three-card trick n.… tip-it1889 A game of chance, played by two parties of two or three a side; in one of the hands on one side a button or the like is hidden, and a player on the… shell-game1890 a sleight-of-hand swindling game in which a small object is concealed under a walnut shell or the like, and bets are made as to which shell the… find the lady1918 slang. A queen in cards. Subcategories:— player (5) — equipment (1) |
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