THIMBLERIG
\θˈɪmbə͡lɹˌɪɡ], \θˈɪmbəlɹˌɪɡ], \θ_ˈɪ_m_b_əl_ɹ_ˌɪ_ɡ]\
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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A sleight-of-hand trick played with three small cups, shaped like thimbles, and a small ball or little pea.
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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.
By Oddity Software
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A sleight-of-hand trick played with three small cups, shaped like thimbles, and a small ball or little pea.
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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.
By Noah Webster.
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