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thimblerig

noun as in shell game

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noun as in three-card monte

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The real name of this man Crockett never told, but assigned to him the nickname “Thimblerig.”

A Tory told me it was a second edition of the thimblerig speech, which, if so, will not do him good.

How terribly alike are all human rogueries, whether the scene be a conference at Vienna, or the tent of a thimblerig at Ascot!

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On this page you'll find 6 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to thimblerig, such as: bunco game, con game, and thimblerigging.

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