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Thimblerig
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(1):
(v. t.) To swindle by means of small cups or thimbles, and a pea or small ball placed under one of them and quickly shifted to another, the victim laying a wager that he knows under which cup it is; hence, to cheat by any trick.
(2):
(n.) A sleight-of-hand trick played with three small cups, shaped like thimbles, and a small ball or little pea.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Thimblerig'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/t/thimblerig.html. 1828.
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Thimblerig'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/t/thimblerig.html. 1828.
