英文英文字典

英文英文字典

古腾堡计划中的在线英语-英语词典

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Thimblerig的结果

Thimblerig (n.)
A sleight-of-hand trick played with three small cups, shaped like thimbles, and a small ball or little pea.
Thimblerig (v. t.)
To swindle by means of small cups or thimbles, and a pea or small ball placed under one of them and quickly shifted to another, the victim laying a wager that he knows under which cup it is; hence, to cheat by any trick.