thimblerign.

/ˈθɪmb(ə)lrɪɡ/

Etymology: < thimble n. + rig n.⁵ 1; literally ‘thimble-trick’.

1. A swindling game usually played with three thimbles (see thimble n. 2c) and a pea which was ostensibly placed under one of them; the sharper then challenging the bystanders to guess under which the pea had been placed, and to bet on their choice; a cheat similar to the three-card trick.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > games of chance > sleight-of-hand games > [noun]

thimblerig1825

coddam1830

thimblerigging1839

thimbleriggery1841

three-card trick1887

tip-it1889

shell-game1890

find the lady1918

1825 W. Hone Every-day Bk. (1826) I. 768 An unfair game known among the frequenters of races and fairs by the name of ‘the thimble rig’.

1836 T. Hook Gilbert Gurney I. vii. 300 I will start alone, and appear to know no more of you, than one of the cads of the thimble-rig knows of the pea-holder.

1856 J. D. Chambers Strictures on Judgm. in Westerton v. Liddell 139 (note) The manipulations of a sharper with cups and balls on his gambling table, commonly called thimblerig.

1893 C. G. Leland Memoirs I. 13.

2. = thimblerigger n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > a charlatan, fraudster > [noun] > a sharper, swindler

hawk1548

huckster1556

shifterc1562

coney-catcher1591

sharker1594

shark1600

bat-fowler1602

guller1602

gull-groper1602

poop-noddy1616

int1631

shirk1639

knight of industrya1658

hockettor1672

biter1680

sharper1681

duffer1735

sharp1797

diddler1803

chevalier of industry1807

flat-catcher1821

thimble-man1830

thimblerigger1831

thimblerig1839

riggerc1840

chevalier of fortune1867

flim-flammer1881

spiv1929

sharpie1942

shrewd1954

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > games of chance > sleight-of-hand games > [noun] > player

thimble-man1830

thimblerigger1831

thimblerig1839

charley-pitcher1859

shell-man1902

1839 Fraser's Mag. 20 355 Greatly applauded by all the thimblerigs of the fauxbourgs.

Compounds

attributive and in other combinations.

ΚΠ

1834 Littleton in Parl. Deb. 4 July 3rd Ser. 24 1206 His right hon. friend (Mr. Stanley)..had chosen to describe him (Mr. Littleton) as a thimble~rig player, in consequence of the changes that he had made in the clauses of that Bill.

1856 T. A. Trollope Girlhood C. de Medici Notes 352 A good deal of confusion as to the dates of these thimblerig-like transactions exists in the narratives of the historians.

1886 C. E. Pascoe London of To-day (ed. 3) xviii. 157 Epsom Downs... There are..tumblers, jugglers, boxers, thimble-rig men.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

thimblerigv.

Etymology: < thimblerig n.: apparently first used in verbal noun and present participle.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈthimblerig.

1. intransitive. To practise the cheat of the thimblerig; also figurative to cheat in a juggling manner or as with sleight of hand.

ΚΠ

1839 [see thimblerigging n. and adj. at Derivatives].

1840 W. M. Thackeray George Cruikshank in Wks. (1900) XIII. 310 The different degrees of rascality, as exhibited in each face of the thimblerigging trio.

2. transitive. To manipulate (a matter or thing) in this manner.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > keeping from knowledge > keep from knowledge [verb (transitive)]

heeleOE

dernc893

mitheeOE

wryOE

buryc1175

hidec1200

dilla1300

laina1375

keepa1382

wrapa1382

cover1382

conceala1393

curea1400

shroud1412

veilc1460

smorec1480

cele1484

suppress1533

wrap1560

smoulder1571

squat1577

muffle1582

estrange1611

screen1621

lock1646

umbrage1675

reserve1719

restrict1802

hugger-mugger1803

mask1841

ward1881

thimblerig1899

marzipan1974

1899 Daily News 31 Jan. 5/3 M. Lebret passes quickly over the legal aspect of the case—thimblerigs it so to speak.

Derivatives

ˈthimblerigged adj. /-rɪɡd/ duped by the game of thimblerig; disturbed or affected by thimblerigging, as a market; = rigged adj.⁴

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > duping, making a fool of > [adjective] > fooled, duped

foolified1584

fool-taken1608

cozened1610

gullified1624

gulled1647

sweet1673

bubbled1681

bilked1682

imposed-upon1706

cheated1709

duped1756

pigeoned1777

swindled1809

thimblerigged1840

befooled1842

bamboozled1866

spoofed1958

dicked1972

1840 W. M. Thackeray George Cruikshank in Wks. (1900) XIII. 310 Is any man so blind that he cannot see the exact face that is writhing under the thimblerigged hero's hat?

1892 Labour Comm. Gloss. Thimblerigged, an expression in general use descriptive of speculative operations in the stock, produce, or other markets by combination for other than legitimate trade or market requirements.

ˈthimblerigging n. and adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > [noun] > action

bulling1532

cogging1570

cozening1576

coney-catching1591

fool-taking1592

gulling1600

bat-fowling1602

sharking1602

imposturing1618

mountebanking1672

shamming1677

sharping1692

fineering1765

overreachinga1774

pigeoning1808

flat-catching1821

thimble-shifting1834

thimblerigging1839

strawing1851

thimbling1857

fiddling1884

piking1884

ramping1891

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > games of chance > sleight-of-hand games > [noun]

thimblerig1825

coddam1830

thimblerigging1839

thimbleriggery1841

three-card trick1887

tip-it1889

shell-game1890

find the lady1918

1839 W. M. Thackeray Catherine i. Don't let us have any juggling and thimblerigging with virtue and vice.

1887 W. P. Frith Autobiogr. I. xxi. 271 Gambling tents and thimble-rigging..had not then been stopped by the police.

1889 St. G. Mivart Origin Human Reason 92 That ‘intellectual thimble-rigging’ which all men of the sensist school..must perform.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	thimblerig
释义	thimblerign. /ˈθɪmb(ə)lrɪɡ/ Etymology: < thimble n. + rig n.⁵ 1; literally ‘thimble-trick’. 1. A swindling game usually played with three thimbles (see thimble n. 2c) and a pea which was ostensibly placed under one of them; the sharper then challenging the bystanders to guess under which the pea had been placed, and to bet on their choice; a cheat similar to the three-card trick. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > games of chance > sleight-of-hand games > [noun] thimblerig1825 coddam1830 thimblerigging1839 thimbleriggery1841 three-card trick1887 tip-it1889 shell-game1890 find the lady1918 1825 W. Hone Every-day Bk. (1826) I. 768 An unfair game known among the frequenters of races and fairs by the name of ‘the thimble rig’. 1836 T. Hook Gilbert Gurney I. vii. 300 I will start alone, and appear to know no more of you, than one of the cads of the thimble-rig knows of the pea-holder. 1856 J. D. Chambers Strictures on Judgm. in Westerton v. Liddell 139 (note) The manipulations of a sharper with cups and balls on his gambling table, commonly called thimblerig. 1893 C. G. Leland Memoirs I. 13. 2. = thimblerigger n. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > a charlatan, fraudster > [noun] > a sharper, swindler hawk1548 huckster1556 shifterc1562 coney-catcher1591 sharker1594 shark1600 bat-fowler1602 guller1602 gull-groper1602 poop-noddy1616 int1631 shirk1639 knight of industrya1658 hockettor1672 biter1680 sharper1681 duffer1735 sharp1797 diddler1803 chevalier of industry1807 flat-catcher1821 thimble-man1830 thimblerigger1831 thimblerig1839 riggerc1840 chevalier of fortune1867 flim-flammer1881 spiv1929 sharpie1942 shrewd1954 society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > games of chance > sleight-of-hand games > [noun] > player thimble-man1830 thimblerigger1831 thimblerig1839 charley-pitcher1859 shell-man1902 1839 Fraser's Mag. 20 355 Greatly applauded by all the thimblerigs of the fauxbourgs. Compounds attributive and in other combinations. ΚΠ 1834 Littleton in Parl. Deb. 4 July 3rd Ser. 24 1206 His right hon. friend (Mr. Stanley)..had chosen to describe him (Mr. Littleton) as a thimble~rig player, in consequence of the changes that he had made in the clauses of that Bill. 1856 T. A. Trollope Girlhood C. de Medici Notes 352 A good deal of confusion as to the dates of these thimblerig-like transactions exists in the narratives of the historians. 1886 C. E. Pascoe London of To-day (ed. 3) xviii. 157 Epsom Downs... There are..tumblers, jugglers, boxers, thimble-rig men. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2021). thimblerigv. Etymology: < thimblerig n.: apparently first used in verbal noun and present participle.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈthimblerig. 1. intransitive. To practise the cheat of the thimblerig; also figurative to cheat in a juggling manner or as with sleight of hand. ΚΠ 1839 [see thimblerigging n. and adj. at Derivatives]. 1840 W. M. Thackeray George Cruikshank in Wks. (1900) XIII. 310 The different degrees of rascality, as exhibited in each face of the thimblerigging trio. 2. transitive. To manipulate (a matter or thing) in this manner. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > keeping from knowledge > keep from knowledge [verb (transitive)] heeleOE dernc893 mitheeOE wryOE buryc1175 hidec1200 dilla1300 laina1375 keepa1382 wrapa1382 cover1382 conceala1393 curea1400 shroud1412 veilc1460 smorec1480 cele1484 suppress1533 wrap1560 smoulder1571 squat1577 muffle1582 estrange1611 screen1621 lock1646 umbrage1675 reserve1719 restrict1802 hugger-mugger1803 mask1841 ward1881 thimblerig1899 marzipan1974 1899 Daily News 31 Jan. 5/3 M. Lebret passes quickly over the legal aspect of the case—thimblerigs it so to speak. Derivatives ˈthimblerigged adj. /-rɪɡd/ duped by the game of thimblerig; disturbed or affected by thimblerigging, as a market; = rigged adj.⁴ ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > duping, making a fool of > [adjective] > fooled, duped foolified1584 fool-taken1608 cozened1610 gullified1624 gulled1647 sweet1673 bubbled1681 bilked1682 imposed-upon1706 cheated1709 duped1756 pigeoned1777 swindled1809 thimblerigged1840 befooled1842 bamboozled1866 spoofed1958 dicked1972 1840 W. M. Thackeray George Cruikshank in Wks. (1900) XIII. 310 Is any man so blind that he cannot see the exact face that is writhing under the thimblerigged hero's hat? 1892 Labour Comm. Gloss. Thimblerigged, an expression in general use descriptive of speculative operations in the stock, produce, or other markets by combination for other than legitimate trade or market requirements. ˈthimblerigging n. and adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > [noun] > action bulling1532 cogging1570 cozening1576 coney-catching1591 fool-taking1592 gulling1600 bat-fowling1602 sharking1602 imposturing1618 mountebanking1672 shamming1677 sharping1692 fineering1765 overreachinga1774 pigeoning1808 flat-catching1821 thimble-shifting1834 thimblerigging1839 strawing1851 thimbling1857 fiddling1884 piking1884 ramping1891 society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > games of chance > sleight-of-hand games > [noun] thimblerig1825 coddam1830 thimblerigging1839 thimbleriggery1841 three-card trick1887 tip-it1889 shell-game1890 find the lady1918 1839 W. M. Thackeray Catherine i. Don't let us have any juggling and thimblerigging with virtue and vice. 1887 W. P. Frith Autobiogr. I. xxi. 271 Gambling tents and thimble-rigging..had not then been stopped by the police. 1889 St. G. Mivart Origin Human Reason 92 That ‘intellectual thimble-rigging’ which all men of the sensist school..must perform. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1825v.1839
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