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THIMBLERIG

Dictionary entry overview: What does thimblerig mean?

• THIMBLERIG (noun)
The noun THIMBLERIG has 1 sense:

1. a swindling sleight-of-hand game; victim guesses which of three things a pellet is under

Familiarity information: THIMBLERIG used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• THIMBLERIG (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A swindling sleight-of-hand game; victim guesses which of three things a pellet is under

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

shell game; thimblerig

Hypernyms ("thimblerig" is a kind of...):

cheat; rig; swindle (the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme)

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