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单词 thimblerig
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
thim•ble•rig  (thimbəl rig′),USA pronunciation n., v., -rigged, -rig•ging. 
n. 
  1. Gamesa sleight-of-hand swindling game in which the operator palms a pellet or pea while appearing to cover it with one of three thimblelike cups, and then, moving the cups about, offers to bet that no one can tell under which cup the pellet or pea lies.

v.t. 
  1. Gamesto cheat by or as by the thimblerig.
  • thimble + rig 1815–25
thimble•rig′ger, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
thimblerig /ˈθɪmbəlˌrɪɡ/ n
  1. a game in which the operator rapidly moves about three inverted thimbles, often with sleight of hand, one of which conceals a token, the other player betting on which thimble the token is under
Etymology: 19th Century: from thimble + rig (in obsolete sense: a trick, scheme)

ˈthimbleˌrigger n
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