thimblerig

• Существительное, обозначающее мошенническую игру на ловкость рук, в которой жертва угадывает, под каким из трёх предметов, обычно напёрстков или чашек, спрятан маленький шарик или горошина.

A noun referring to a fraudulent sleight-of-hand game in which the victim guesses which of three objects, typically thimbles or cups, conceals a small pellet or ball.

1. Swindling gameC2formalbritish

   A fraudulent game of skill and chance where a pellet is hidden under one of three thimbles or cups, and the victim bets on its location.

   Мошенническая игра

   • The street performer was arrested for running a thimblerig scam.
   • He lost all his money playing thimblerig in the market.
   • Thimblerig is an old trick that still fools people today.

   Synonymsshell game