Category:Thimblerig

Thim"ble*rig`, n.

Defn: a sleight-of-hand trick played with three small cups, shaped Like thimbles, and a small ball or little pea.

Thimblerig Thim"ble*rig`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Thimblerigged; p. pr. & vb. n. Thimblerigging.]

Defn: to swindle by means of small cups or thimbles, and a pea or Small ball placed under one of them and quickly shifted to another, The victim laying a wager that he knows under which cup it is; hence, To cheat by any trick.