Etymology

thimbling

thimbl·ing
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Today it means: Synonym of thimblerigging (“the act of cheating (someone) in a thimblerig game, or by trickery”). Full definition →

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thimbling · noun1

From thimble + -ing.

thimbling · verb2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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