thimblerig meaning

Meaning of thimblerig

What is the full meaning of thimblerig

a sleight-of-hand trick played with three small cups, shaped like thimbles, and a small ball or little pea [n -S] / to cheat by trickery [v THIMBLERIGGED, THIMBLERIGGING, THIMBLERIGS]

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