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Definition of: thimblerig
(thim′bəl·rig′) noun
1. A swindling trick in which a pea or ball is shifted by sleight of hand from one to another of three inverted thimble–shaped cups.
2. A gambler who operates a thimblerig.
—v.t. ·rigged, ·rig·ging To cheat by or as by thimblerig.
—thim′ble·rig′ger noun
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