thimblerig
[thim-buhl-rig]
/ ˈθɪm bəlˌrɪg /
NOUN
shell game
Synonyms
NOUN
three-card monte
Synonyms
WEAK
Example Sentences
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How terribly alike are all human rogueries, whether the scene be a conference at Vienna, or the tent of a thimblerig at Ascot!
From Project Gutenberg
"Well, well! and did they ever come the thimblerig on you?"
From Project Gutenberg
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