thimblerig

• 一种靠手法的骗术游戏，通常用三个杯子或贝壳等物件，让受害者猜测小球或豌豆藏在哪一个下面；泛指欺诈、骗局。

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.

   三仙归洞骗局

   • 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.

   同义词shell game