thimblerig

[ thim-buhl-rig ]

/ ˈθɪm bəlˌrɪg /

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noun

a sleight-of-hand swindling game in which the operator palms a pellet or pea while appearing to cover it with one of three thimblelike cups, and then, moving the cups about, offers to bet that no one can tell under which cup the pellet or pea lies.

verb (used with object), thim·ble·rigged, thim·ble·rig·ging.

to cheat by or as by the thimblerig.

Origin of thimblerig

First recorded in 1815–25; thimble + rig (in a British sense “a swindle, fraud”)

OTHER WORDS FROM thimblerig

thim·ble·rig·ger, noun

Words nearby thimblerig

thigmotropism, thill, thimble, thimbleberry, thimbleful, thimblerig, thimbleweed, thimblewit, Thimbu, thimerosal, Thimphu

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Example sentences from the Web for thimblerig

How terribly alike are all human rogueries, whether the scene be a conference at Vienna, or the tent of a thimblerig at Ascot!
The Fortunes Of Glencore|Charles James Lever
A Tory told me it was a second edition of the thimblerig speech, which, if so, will not do him good.
The Greville Memoirs|Charles C. F. Greville
The real name of this man Crockett never told, but assigned to him the nickname “Thimblerig.”
Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 8|Charles H. Sylvester

British Dictionary definitions for thimblerig

thimblerig

/ (ˈθɪmbəlˌrɪɡ) /

noun

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

verb -rigs, -rigging or -rigged

(tr) to cheat or swindle, as in this game

Derived forms of thimblerig

thimblerigger, noun

Word Origin for thimblerig

C19: from thimble + rig (in obsolete sense: a trick, scheme)

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单词	thimblerig
释义	thimblerig [ thim-buhl-rig ] / ˈθɪm bəlˌrɪg / SEE SYNONYMS FOR thimblerig ON THESAURUS.COM noun a sleight-of-hand swindling game in which the operator palms a pellet or pea while appearing to cover it with one of three thimblelike cups, and then, moving the cups about, offers to bet that no one can tell under which cup the pellet or pea lies. verb (used with object), thim·ble·rigged, thim·ble·rig·ging. to cheat by or as by the thimblerig. Origin of thimblerig First recorded in 1815–25; thimble + rig (in a British sense “a swindle, fraud”) OTHER WORDS FROM thimblerig thim·ble·rig·ger, noun Words nearby thimblerig thigmotropism, thill, thimble, thimbleberry, thimbleful, thimblerig, thimbleweed, thimblewit, Thimbu, thimerosal, Thimphu Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for thimblerig How terribly alike are all human rogueries, whether the scene be a conference at Vienna, or the tent of a thimblerig at Ascot! The Fortunes Of Glencore\|Charles James Lever A Tory told me it was a second edition of the thimblerig speech, which, if so, will not do him good. The Greville Memoirs\|Charles C. F. Greville The real name of this man Crockett never told, but assigned to him the nickname “Thimblerig.” Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 8\|Charles H. Sylvester British Dictionary definitions for thimblerig thimblerig / (ˈθɪmbəlˌrɪɡ) / noun 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 verb -rigs, -rigging or -rigged (tr) to cheat or swindle, as in this game Derived forms of thimblerig thimblerigger, noun Word Origin for thimblerig C19: from thimble + rig (in obsolete sense: a trick, scheme) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to thimblerig con game, thimblerigging, shell game
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thimblerig

noun

verb (used with object), thim·ble·rigged, thim·ble·rig·ging.

Origin of thimblerig

OTHER WORDS FROM thimblerig

Words nearby thimblerig

Example sentences from the Web for thimblerig

British Dictionary definitions for thimblerig

noun

verb -rigs, -rigging or -rigged

Derived forms of thimblerig

Word Origin for thimblerig

Words related to thimblerig