thimblerigged

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A form of thimblerig — 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.

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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of thimblerig
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thimblerigged. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thimblerigged

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“thimblerigged.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thimblerigged. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thimblerigged,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thimblerigged.

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