thimblerigs

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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

noun
  1. pluralplural of thimblerig
verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of thimblerig
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APA

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

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

Chicago

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