I. -ˌrig noun
Date: 1826
1. : a swindling trick in which a small ball or pea is quickly shifted from under one to another of three small cups to fool the spectator guessing its location
2. : one who manipulates the cup in thimblerig : thimblerigger
II. transitive verb
Date: 1839
1. : to cheat by trickery
2. : to swindle by thimblerig
• thim·ble·rig·ger noun