thimblerig
n . 隐豆戏法
vi . 变隐豆戏法,欺骗
隐豆戏法变隐豆戏法,欺骗
thimblerig n 1 :
a swindling sleight -
of -
hand game ;
victim guesses which of three things a pellet is under [
synonym : {
shell game },
{
thimblerig }]
Thimblerig \
Thim "
ble *
rig `\,
n .
A sleight -
of -
hand trick played with three small cups ,
shaped like thimbles ,
and a small ball or little pea .
[
1913 Webster ]
Thimblerig \
Thim "
ble *
rig `\,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Thimblerigged };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Thimblerigging }.]
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 .
[
1913 Webster ]
57 Moby Thesaurus words for "
thimblerig ":
beat ,
beguile of ,
bilk ,
boiler room ,
bucket shop ,
bunco ,
bunco game ,
burn ,
cheat ,
chisel ,
chouse ,
chouse out of ,
cog ,
cog the dice ,
con ,
con game ,
confidence game ,
cozen ,
crib ,
defraud ,
diddle ,
do in ,
do out of ,
euchre ,
finagle ,
flam ,
fleece ,
flimflam ,
fob ,
fudge ,
goldbrick ,
gouge ,
gull ,
gyp ,
have ,
hocus ,
hocus -
pocus ,
mulct ,
pack the deal ,
pigeon ,
practice fraud upon ,
rook ,
scam ,
screw ,
sell gold bricks ,
shave ,
shell game ,
shortchange ,
skin game ,
stack the cards ,
stick ,
sting ,
swindle ,
take a dive ,
thimblerigging ,
throw a fight ,
victimize
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