SHELL GAME


Meaning of SHELL GAME in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 1890

1. : thimblerig played especially with three walnut shells

2. : fraud ; especially : a swindle involving the substitution of something of little or no value for a valuable item

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.