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thimblerig
noun as in shell game
Weak matches
noun as in three-card monte
Weak match
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The real name of this man Crockett never told, but assigned to him the nickname “Thimblerig.”
A Tory told me it was a second edition of the thimblerig speech, which, if so, will not do him good.
How terribly alike are all human rogueries, whether the scene be a conference at Vienna, or the tent of a thimblerig at Ascot!
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On this page you'll find 6 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to thimblerig, such as: bunco game, con game, and thimblerigging.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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