THIMBLERIG

Meaning of THIMBLERIG in English

v. cheat, swindle, deceive by a quick movement of the hands (in the "shell game" in which a ball is hidden under one of three shells and is moved quickly while the player must guess where the ball is located)

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THIMBLERIG — I. noun Date: 1826 a swindling trick in which a small ball or pea is quickly shifted from under one …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
THIMBLERIG — I. ˈthimbəlˌrig noun 1. : a sleight-of-hand trick that is often practiced as a swindling operation (as at a fair) …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THIMBLERIG — (v. t.) To swindle by means of small cups or thimbles, and a pea or small ball placed under one …
Английский словарь Webster
THIMBLERIG — (n.) A sleight-of-hand trick played with three small cups, shaped like thimbles, and a small ball or little pea.
Английский словарь Webster
THIMBLERIG — ( v. t. ) To swindle by means of small cups or thimbles, and a pea or small ball placed …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THIMBLERIG — ( n. ) A sleight-of-hand trick played with three small cups, shaped like thimbles, and a small ball or little …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THIMBLERIG — — thimblerigger , n. /thim"beuhl rig'/ , n. , v. , thimblerigged, thimblerigging . n. 1. a sleight-of-hand swindling game …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
THIMBLERIG — n. game of deception in which a small ball is hidden under one of three cup shaped objects which are …
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THIMBLERIG — I. -ˌrig noun Date: 1826 1. : a swindling trick in which a small ball or pea is quickly shifted …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THIMBLERIG — noun a sleight-of-hand trick played with three small cups, shaped like thimbles, and a small ball or little pea. 2. …
Webster English vocab
THIMBLERIG — ■ noun a game involving sleight of hand, in which three inverted thimbles or cups are moved about, contestants having …
Concise Oxford English vocab
THIMBLERIG — [thim.ble.rig] n (1826) 1: a swindling trick in which a small ball or pea is quickly shifted from under one …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
THIMBLERIG — thimblerig BrE AmE ˈθɪm b ə l rɪɡ ▷ thimblerig|ged d ▷ thimblerig|ging ɪŋ ▷ thimblerig|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
THIMBLERIG — n. a game often involving sleight of hand, in which three inverted thimbles or cups are moved about, contestants having …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
THIMBLERIG — n. a game often involving sleight of hand, in which three inverted thimbles or cups are moved about, contestants having …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
THIMBLERIG — n. a game often involving sleight of hand, in which three inverted thimbles or cups are moved about, contestants having …
Oxford English vocab
THIMBLERIG
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
THIMBLERIG — ➡ shell game
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
THIMBLERIG — игра в "наперстки" играть в "наперстки"; жульничать, передергивать
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
THIMBLERIG — 1. ʹθınıb(ə)lrıg n игра в «напёрстки» 2. ʹθımb(ə)lrıg v играть в «напёрстки»; жульничать, передёргивать
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
THIMBLERIG — (v) жульничать; играть в наперстки; передергивать
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
THIMBLERIG — (n) игра в наперстки
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
THIMBLERIG — 1. [ʹθınıb(ə)lrıg] n игра в «напёрстки» 2. [ʹθımb(ə)lrıg] v играть в «напёрстки»; жульничать, передёргивать
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
THIMBLERIG — 1. ʹθınıb(ə)lrıg n игра в «напёрстки» 2. ʹθımb(ə)lrıg v играть в «напёрстки»; жульничать, передёргивать
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
THIMBLERIG — v. играть в наперстки; жульничать
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THIMBLERIG — n. игра в наперстки
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
THIMBLERIG — v. играть в наперстки; жульничать
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
THIMBLERIG — n. игра в наперстки
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THIMBLERIG — 1. сущ. 1) игра "наперсток" Syn: shell game 2) = thimblerigger 2. гл. мошенничать, жульничать Syn: swindle
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
THIMBLERIG — 1. сущ. 1) игра "наперсток" Syn: shell game 2) - thimblerigger 2. гл. мошенничать, жульничать Syn: swindle
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
THIMBLERIG — игра в "наперстки" играть в "наперстки"; жульничать, передергивать
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
THIMBLERIG — n. Function: transitive verb Date: 1839 1 : to cheat by trickery 2 : to swindle by thimblerig – thim …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
THIMBLERIG — n. Pronunciation: - ˌ rig Function: noun Date: 1826 1 : a swindling trick in which a small ball or …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary

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