thimblerig
A game of skill which requires the bettor to guess under which of three small cups a…A game of skill which requires the bettor to guess under which of three small cups (or thimbles) a pea-sized object has been placed after the party operating the game rapidly rearranges them, providing opportunity for sleight-of-hand trickery; a shell game.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)A game of skill which requires the bettor to guess under which of three small cups (or thimbles) a pea-sized object has been placed after the party operating the game rapidly rearranges them, providing opportunity for sleight-of-hand trickery; a shell game.
напёрсткиnapjórstki, напёрсточникnapjórstočnik
a swindling sleight-of-hand game; victim guesses which of three things a pellet is under
(countable, uncountable)One operating such a game.
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
From thimble + rig.From thimble + rig.
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Forms
plural: thimblerigsSynonyms
2 synonyms- a swindling sleight-of-hand game; victim guesses which of three things a pellet is under:shell game
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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