# thimblerig

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈθɪmbəlɹɪɡ/

## Definitions
1. A game of skill which requires the bettor to guess under which of three small cups (or thimbles) a pea-sized object has been placed after the party operating the game rapidly rearranges them, providing opportunity for sleight-of-hand trickery; a shell game.
2. One operating such a game.

## Etymology
From thimble + rig.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/thimblerig