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单词 thimblerigs
释义

thimblerig

1 of 2

noun

thim·​ble·​rig ˈthim-bəl-ˌrig How to pronounce thimblerig (audio)
1
: a swindling trick in which a small ball or pea is quickly shifted from under one to another of three small cups to fool the spectator guessing its location
2
: one who manipulates the cup in thimblerig : thimblerigger

thimblerig

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verb

thimblerigged; thimblerigging

transitive verb

1
: to cheat by trickery
2
: to swindle by thimblerig
thimblerigger noun

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The game of thimblerig seems innocent enough. The thimblerigger places a little ball, pea, or other small object under one of three thimbles or cups. He or she deftly scoots the cups around on a table, then asks the player to bet on which one hides the object. But thimbleriggers are masters of sleight of hand and can move and manipulate the object unfairly—so the guileless player doesn't stand a chance of winning. (The poor bettor is probably unaware that rig has meant "to manipulate or control usually by deceptive or dishonest means" since the 1800s.) When the same sham is played with nutshells, it's called a shell game, and there's a related game played with cards known as three-card monte.

Synonyms

Verb

  • beat
  • bilk
  • bleed
  • cheat
  • chisel
  • chouse
  • con
  • cozen
  • defraud
  • diddle
  • do
  • do in
  • euchre
  • fiddle
  • fleece
  • flimflam
  • gaff
  • hose [slang]
  • hustle
  • mulct
  • nobble [British slang]
  • pluck
  • ream
  • rip off
  • rook
  • screw
  • shake down
  • short
  • shortchange
  • skin
  • skunk
  • squeeze
  • stick
  • stiff
  • sting
  • sucker
  • swindle
  • victimize
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Example Sentences

Verb had the feeling that I had just been thimblerigged by the sweetest-looking old lady

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1826, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1839, in the meaning defined at sense 1

thimblerigs 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of thimblerig
as in cheats
to rob by the use of trickery or threats had the feeling that I had just been thimblerigged by the sweetest-looking old lady

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • cheats
  • squeezes
  • stings
  • plucks
  • screws
  • hustles
  • sticks
  • beats
  • chouses
  • euchres
  • does
  • cozens
  • bleeds
  • mulcts
  • rips off
  • skins
  • flimflams
  • chisels
  • suckers
  • fleeces
  • shakes down
  • tricks
  • shorts
  • skunks
  • cons
  • victimizes
  • defrauds
  • reams
  • fiddles
  • deceives
  • hoses
  • takes to the cleaners
  • shortchanges
  • stiffs
  • swindles
  • rooks
  • nobbles
  • gaffs
  • sells a bill of goods to
  • exploits
  • bilks
  • takes for a ride
  • wrenches
  • diddles
  • betrays
  • fools
  • does in
  • clips
  • milks
  • extorts
  • gouges
  • dupes
  • overcharges
  • gulls
  • nicks
  • soaks
  • wrests
  • bitches
  • wrings
  • ropes (in)
  • fast-talks
  • bamboozles
  • double-crosses

thimblerigs

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noun

plural of thimblerig
as in three-card montes

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • three-card montes
  • pyramid schemes
  • devices
  • jigs
  • rackets
  • stratagems
  • dodges
  • Ponzi schemes
  • schemes
  • sleights
  • shell games
  • wiles
  • gimmicks
  • bunkos
  • rip-offs
  • ploys
  • forgeries
  • counterfeits
  • phoneys
  • phonies
  • hoaxes
  • tricks
  • crosses
  • fakes
  • fixes
  • cons
  • buncos
  • scams
  • shams
  • frauds
  • humbug
  • fiddles
  • flimflams
  • swindles
  • hustles
  • stings
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