thimbleriggery

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noun

thimblerigging; deception

Scrabble 26
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Meanings

nounthimbleriggery (uncountable)
  1. uncountablethimblerigging; deception

Origin

From thimblerig + -ery.

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APA

thimbleriggery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thimbleriggery

MLA

“thimbleriggery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thimbleriggery. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thimbleriggery,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thimbleriggery.

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